iLiad wget doesn't work with application/x-www-form-urlencoded queries

ajnorth · 12-21-2007, 06:35 PM

Hi

I can't seem to use URL encoded queries with wget
i.e. when I try "wget http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=msft" I get an "Invalid argument" error.

I also tried a POST using the -h headers option to pass the arguments but couldn't get that working either - not sure if all web servers accept POST as an alternative for URL encoded queries.

Any advice?

Thanks
Angus

gwynevans · 12-22-2007, 04:59 AM

Do you need to quote the URL itself - alternatively, pass an explicit output filename?

ajnorth · 12-22-2007, 06:11 AM

No, tried quoting. It seems the version of wget supplied in the busybox is very limited - hardly any options and an inability to pass parameters in the URL. Can't think of a way forward here apart from compiling a new version.

ajnorth · 12-23-2007, 10:36 AM

Instead of using wget I've compiled curl using adamb's virtual machine/VMWare image. Here's a copy of the binary for those of you that want something better than the inbuilt wget for fetching content on the iLiad.
See http://curl.haxx.se/docs/httpscripting.html for instructions.

Adam B. · 12-23-2007, 11:17 AM

If you'd still like wget, you can try the updated busybox, or the version of gnu wget in my comics downloader.

ajnorth · 12-24-2007, 05:56 AM

That would have been easier!

12-21-2007, 06:35 PM	#1
ajnorth Member Posts: 17 Karma: 280 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: iLiad	wget doesn't work with application/x-www-form-urlencoded queries Hi I can't seem to use URL encoded queries with wget i.e. when I try "wget http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=msft" I get an "Invalid argument" error. I also tried a POST using the -h headers option to pass the arguments but couldn't get that working either - not sure if all web servers accept POST as an alternative for URL encoded queries. Any advice? Thanks Angus

12-22-2007, 06:11 AM	#3
ajnorth Member Posts: 17 Karma: 280 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: iLiad	wget No, tried quoting. It seems the version of wget supplied in the busybox is very limited - hardly any options and an inability to pass parameters in the URL. Can't think of a way forward here apart from compiling a new version.

12-24-2007, 05:56 AM	#6
ajnorth Member Posts: 17 Karma: 280 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: iLiad	Thanks That would have been easier!

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gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	Do you need to quote the URL itself - alternatively, pass an explicit output filename?

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Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	If you'd still like wget, you can try the updated busybox, or the version of gnu wget in my comics downloader.

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