From: Chad Perrin <code@...>
Date: 2011-04-30T06:56:37+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I read HTTP POST XML sent to CGI?

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On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 05:46:50AM +0900, Ting Chang wrote:
> Hello Ruby Masters,
>=20
> I am a ruby newbie and tried to use a http client to send the XML HTTP
> POST request to my cgi,
> I thought I can get the text I input in the HTTP POST directly from the
> $stdin as a string in cgi and extract the data out. but it didn't seem
> to work.
>=20
> I tried to do $stdin.realines to parse every line of the $stdin but I
> got nothing out of it.
>=20
> Could anyone please advise ?

Use the CGI library.

    require 'cgi'
    cgi =3D CGI.new
    cgi['parameter_name']

Note: This is from memory.  I have not tested it.

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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]

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