From: goodieboy <goodieBoy@...>
Date: 2007-09-11T23:53:33+09:00
Subject: Re: How POST binary using Ruby?

Got it!

data = File.read('my_data.xml')
url = URI.parse('http://localhost:8080/update')
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
response, body = http.post(url.path, data, {'Content-type'=>'text/xml;
charset=utf-8'})

Matt

On Sep 11, 9:15 am, goodieboy <goodie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a script that uses curl, and would like (for educational
> purposes mind you) to use ruby instead. This is the curl command that
> works:
>
> F="./my_data.xml"
> curl 'http://localhost:8080/update'--data-binary @$F -H 'Content-
> type:text/xml; charset=utf-8'
>
> I've been messing with Net::Http using something like below, with
> variations (Base64.encode64) but nothing works yet. Anyone know the
> ruby equivlent to the curl version above?
>
> Thanks!
>
> # NOT WORKING:
> my_url = 'http://localhost:8080/update'
> data = File.read('my_data.xml')
> url = URI.parse(my_url)
> post = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
> post.body = data
> post.content_type = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8'
>   response = Net::HTTP.start(url.host, url.port) do |http|
>     http.request(post)
>   end
> puts response.body