hi,

I tried that URL using

curl -o filename.html
http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&enc=iso88591&text=yes&kl=XX&q=silly+search&act=search

it just goes to the first page but doesn't post/send the request to the av
engine.

i must be doing things wrong?

Jeff.

Daniel Stenberg wrote:
>
> "Jeff K.V. Bhavnanie" wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me how i can use curl to send data to search on
> > altavista.com?
>
> Yes. The easiest way is to run over to the site, enter your search string and
> then copy the URL it uses for it. Then run curl with that URL.
>
> > I've tried using the curl -F "q=search" http://www.altavista.com
> > but nothing happens... q is the name of the search box according to the
> > page when i view source it.
>
> 1. -F is not automatically the way to post (see
> http://curl.haxx.nu/docs/faq.html)
>
> 2. Altavista doesn't use post.
>
> > Has anyone tried it before? All i want to is send a search string to
> > altavista and get the first results page to file.
>
> Search for 'silly search' using this URL:
>
> http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&enc=iso88591&text=yes&kl=XX&q=silly+search&act=search
>
> --
> Daniel Stenberg, Software Developer, +46-705-443177
Received on 2000-03-29