Query: Get Vs Post and Sending a file with request

[de...@daimlerchrysler.com]

Hi,

I am using the POST request in Jmeter and specifying a file a.log 
in the 'Send a file with request' option under HTTP Request.

The test runs fine and I get the following part in my output .xml file.
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<sampleResult timeStamp="1098967817461" dataType="" threadName="" 
label="https://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9043/admin/secure/logon.html" 
time="172" responseMessage="Found" responseCode="302" 
success="true"><property xml:space="preserve" name="samplerData">GET 
https://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9043/admin/secure/logon.html
</property></sampleResult><sampleResult timeStamp="1098967817508" 
dataType="text" threadName="" 
label="https://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9043/admin/logon.jsp" 
time="47" responseMessage="OK" responseCode="200" success="true"><property 
xml:space="preserve" name="samplerData">GET 
https://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9043/admin/logon.jsp
</property></sampleResult><property xml:space="preserve" 
name="samplerData">GET 
https://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9043/admin/logon.jsp</property></sampleResult>
<sampleResult timeStamp="1098967817539" dataType="text" threadName="Thread 
Gruppe1-5" label="HTTP Request" time="187" responseMessage="OK" 
responseCode="200" success="true"><sampleResult timeStamp="1098967817352" 
dataType="" threadName="" 
label="http://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9090/admin/secure/logon.html" 
time="0" responseMessage="Found" responseCode="302" 
success="true"><property xml:space="preserve" name="samplerData">POST 
http://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9090/admin/secure/logon.html
Query data:

</property></sampleResult>

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I am not sure how to understand this content. The page I wanted the 
threads to access is 
https://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9043/admin/secure/logon.html. 

Port no: 9090, Protocol; POST, no of threads: 5 and loop: 2

I have the following doubts reg the o/p xml file.

1)How and why is a page 
https://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9043/admin/logon.jsp also 
being shown???
when i specify only the 
https://c960100006695.str.daimlerchrysler.com:9043/admin/secure/logon.html. 
 page

2)Why do I get 'GET' infront of the jsp files? when I had only requested 
'POST'?

3)I also sent a file rec.log with some data in it (data may also be binary 
content), I do not find
any response with respect to the rec.log file, I sent???
I dont find any change before and after adding the file or a parameter 
name, will I see
some indication in the xml regarding the file or the content that I send 
by 'POST' request.

4)Before every </property> tag, I find the string 'Query data:', what does 
this signify.?

5)Can I send a binary file via 'POST' request?

bye,
with regards,
Deepak.