From: Aristarkh A Zagorodnikov <xm@...3d.ru>
Date: 2001-01-18T22:54:34+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:9509] RE:  http read

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bostjan JERKO [mailto:Bostjan.Jerko@socgen.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 4:48 PM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: [ruby-talk:9508] http read
> 
> 
> I want to write a small script to read html data from http server.
> I wrote/copied something like this, but it doesn't seem to work.
> 
> require "socket"
> 	port = 80
> 	s=TCPSocket.open("192.168.1.1",port)
> 	 print s.read
> s.close
> 
> I guess read is not proper method to use, but I just can't find out
> which method would be proper.
You should send a request to server to get something.
"GET / HTTP/1.0\n\n" will do perfectly

> 
> BTW, a suggestion. A page with some examples of Ruby usage
> would be nice (something like Rebol's site).


Aristarkh A Zagorodnikov, W3D Group
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