These functions allow access to HTTP sites.

Use the following code in your script to load the library:

  LOADLIB "wh::internet/http.whlib";

Public Functions and Macros

AddVariableToUrl		Rewrite an URL to add a variable
CloseHTTPServer		This function will close the connection to the http server
DecodeHTTPAuthenticationHeader		Reads the authentication parameters for http digest authentication headers
DeleteVariableFromUrl		Rewrite an URL to remove a variable
EncodeDigestAuthorizationHeader		Constructs a digest authorization header (qop=auth, algorithm=md5)
FormatHttpDateTime		Formats a datetime in the HTTP required format
FormatISO8601DateTime		Formats a datetime in the ISO 8601 format
GetHTTPPage		This function will get a url from the webserver
GetHTTPPageHeaders		This function will get the headers for a url, but not its content, from the webserver
GetVariableFromUrl		Get the value of a variable from a URL
IsAbsoluteUrl		Is this URL absolute ?
IsValidPlainHTTPURL		Test whether an URL is a valid HTTP url
MakeRelativeLinkFromURL		Convert an absolute URL to a relative one, if at all possible
OpenHTTPServer		This function will try to open a connection to an http server
OpenHTTPServerOnSocket		This function will try to open an HTTP connection on a connected TCP socket
OpenSecureHTTPServer		This function will try to open a secure (SSL) connection to an http server
PostHTTPPage		This function will get a url from the webserver
PostHTTPPageMultipart		This function will get a page from the webserver, and post data using the form/multi-part format
ReplaceVariableInUrl		Rewrite an URL to replace an existing variable
ResolveToAbsoluteURL		Rewrite an URL to make it absolute
SendHTTPRequest		This function will send a formatted http header to a webserver
SetHTTPAuthentication		SetHTTPAuthentication can be used to set a user/passwd when authentication is required