Re: "Sateless" HTTP and Data Retrival by Posting to Multi-Forms using LWP

Gisle Aas (gisle@aas.no)
09 Jun 1998 16:41:26 +0200


jianzhong ding <jding@grx4.bio.bnl.gov> writes:

> 	How can I retrive my data using LWP? My solution is appended
> below. By establishing one HTTP connection, I input my password and ID
> to the first form. Without surprise, I do get the main
> menu-page. I then started my second request by only modifying the URL
> address. What I tried to achieve is to let second request have same
> session with the first request, so that the second cgi program will find
> the correct password and ID. I failed and never got the results I hope. 

There is probably some "hidden" field on the first form you must
forward to the second (or perhaps a cookie).

Regards,
Gisle