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Posted to dev@commons.apache.org by Martin Cooper <ma...@tumbleweed.com> on 2002/08/09 19:54:49 UTC
RE: HTTPClient - PostMethod.setRequstBody(File) requires
boundari es?
+1
If I can get all my other itches dealt with first, I'd be glad to take a
look at this. The code that dims referenced needs a little work, but it's a
good start.
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Martin Cooper
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Dever [mailto:jsdever@sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 5:32 AM
> To: Jakarta Commons Developers List
> Subject: Re: HTTPClient - PostMethod.setRequstBody(File) requires
> boundaries?
>
>
> Any comments from anyone in adding multipart form data support to
> HttpClient? Might be a good 2.1 feature.
>
>
> gunnar.ahlberg@ibs.se wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes, this is what I was hoping for.. to allow multipart
> messages with
> > file and text input sepearted by a boundary (this is how browser do)
> > Does anyone have any example code for how to do exactly that?
> > The problem with using QueryString is that I have to check for both
> > params and query string on the server side...
> >
> > /G
> >
> >
> >
> > Jesper de Jong
> <je...@yahoo.com> To: Jakarta Commons
> Developers List
> 2002-08-09 13:47 <co...@jakarta.apache.org>
> Please respond to "Jakarta cc:
> Commons Developers List" Subject: Re:
> HTTPClient -
> PostMethod.setRequstBody(File) requires
> boundaries?
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello Gunnar,
> >
> > If you want to upload a file and possibly other form
> > parameters, the body of the message should be in
> > "application/form-data" format. See RFC 1867
> > (Form-based File Upload in HTML), available at
> > http://www.ietf.org.
> >
> > Jesper de Jong
> > jespdj@yahoo.com
> >
> > --- Jeff Dever <js...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > > Post parameters are www-url encoded and sent as the
> > > body. Therefore, a
> > > request body and parameters are mutually exclusive.
> > > Perhaps you are
> > > needing to send a file and a query string? The
> > > query string is sent as
> > > part of the url and can be used with a response
> > > body.
> > >
> > > setQueryString(String)
> > > or
> > > setQueryString(NameValuePair[])
> > >
> > >
> > > gunnar.ahlberg@ibs.se wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I'm having trouble with posting files - I want to
> > > mimic the <form>
> > > > <input type="file"> </form> of html.
> > > >
> > > > The example PostXML seemed very promising and
> > > works for basic uploads,
> > > > however, it doesn't use additional parameters. I
> > > need to pass the file
> > > > + a couple of parameters. However, when the body
> > > is set, it's set.
> > > > There is no support for calling setRequestBody and
> > > the add.... This
> > > > only yields IllegalStateExceptions since the body
> > > is already
> > > > generated.
> > > >
> > > > Does this mean that I need to generate the whole
> > > request body with
> > > > boundaries and everything? Seems a little to low
> > > level for my
> > > > taste...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your time.
> > > > /G
> > > >
> > > > Gunnar Ahlberg
> > > >
> > > > IBS R&D AB Telephone: 08-627 45
> > > 01
> > > > Box 1350 Fax: 08-627
> > > 23 78
> > > > Hemvarnsgatan 8 E-mail:
> > > gunnar.ahlberg@ibs.se
> > > > 171 26 Solna
> > > http://www.ibs.se
> > > > Sweden
> > > >
> > > >
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