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Jun 25, 1999, 8:13 AM
Katana Man
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Jun 25, 1999, 8:13 AM
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Getting info from a URL link
Does any know if I can get some info from a link? For example:

If someone clicked http://www.blah.com/cgi-bin/dbman/db.cgi&Apple=Red

Then print the Apple info to get an output of
Red

I am trying to get info from a link that someone clicks. Is it possible with perl ?
Jun 25, 1999, 8:23 AM
JPDeni
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Jun 25, 1999, 8:23 AM
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Re: Getting info from a URL link In reply to
Will it always be Apple (or a known field)? If so, you can just use

$in{'Apple'}

If you're looking for all the info that comes after "db.cgi", you can use

Code:
foreach $value (keys %in) {
[do some processing regarding the input]
}

Make any sense?


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Jun 25, 1999, 8:54 AM
Katana Man
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Jun 25, 1999, 8:54 AM
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Yeah, I suppose I could make Apple a field.
The value would not always be the same, like:
Apple=a1S2Dg

I'll have to try your ideas. I was hoping it would be that easy.
Jun 25, 1999, 8:56 AM
JPDeni
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Jun 25, 1999, 8:56 AM
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It doesn't have to be a field. You can stick anything you want into a URL and get it out again, using the $in{'whatever'} variable.


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