Re: GETS and POSTS and existing query strings

> On 1/16/08, Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >         Which I get my data in the QUERY_STRING, and the other data via
> > the [POST] params.
> >
> >         Is there a way I can uniformly get what I need, regardless of a
> > GET or a POST?
> >
> 
> It sounds like you're trying to mix GET and POST.  I believe this is what
> you're looking for, from the CGI documentation:
> 
>        MIXING POST AND URL PARAMETERS
> 
>           $color = url_param('color');
> 
>        It is possible for a script to receive CGI parameters in the URL as
> well as in the fill-
>        out form by creating a form that POSTs to a URL containing a query
> string (a "?" mark fol<E2><80><90>
>        lowed by arguments).  The param() method will always return the
> contents of the POSTed
>        fill-out form, ignoring the URL's query string.  To retrieve URL
> parameters, call the
>        url_param() method.  Use it in the same way as param().  The main
> difference is that it
>        allows you to read the parameters, but not set them.
> 
>        Under no circumstances will the contents of the URL query string
> interfere with similarly-
>        named CGI parameters in POSTed forms.  If you try to mix a URL query
> string with a form
>        submitted with the GET method, the results will not be what you
> expect.
> 
> The last sentence is important as well, because you're providing the browser
> with a URL that has a query string, and asking it to submit a form with the
> GET method.  This will cause the browser to replace the existing query
> string with a new query string.
> 
> Have you considered using hidden input fields to pass your 'next' and 'sid'
> parameters?  That way they will be passed with the rest of the data.
> 
> David
> 
Hi,

	I wasn't trying to mix GET/POST on purpose. I was being forced
since I was trying to make sure my "next" and "sid" were there, be it a 
form, HREF, SRC, etc. I did end up "changing my ways". 

	I forgot that you can do something like :

	/cgi-bin/mycgi.pl/start_or_next/sid

	So now if there is a query string, I just get :

	/cgi-bin/mycgi.pl/start_or_next/sid?field=value

	so it solved my issue of POSTing with a URL query string OF MY OWN. 
So as they say, its "all good". :)

	As for inserting it into the form, I didn't want to try that on the
fly. I was having enough issues trying to parse/replace text in the pages
I got. I actually had to sort the data longest to shortest to make sure
that when I did my search/replace I didn't do a "sub replace" where it
shouldn't be. 

	I'd love to know if there is a way to call HTML::LinkExtor in a 
search/replace mode. If anyone knows, I'd be quite interested.

		Thanks, Tuc