HI,

I'm trying to do an https/post of some xml to a url where I'll get a result
returned. I'm supposed to include authentication data in the header. Here's
what I've done.

1. Created a file called header.txt with the following data:

# cat header.txt
POST http://www.xyz.com/csw/servlet/xmlrequest HTTP/1.0

Host: www.xyz.com

Authorization: Basic <encoded authorization sting here>

Accept: */*

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Length: 452

2. Created a file called data.txt where the post data is URI encoded

# cat data.txt
%3Ccasa%3E%3Caccount%3E%3Ccustomerid%3E1000%3C%2Fcustomerid%3E%3Cuserid%3E49
%3C%2Fuserid%3E%3C%2Faccount%3E%3Cproperty%3E%3Cpropstreet%3E18808%20oldhome
stead%3C%2Fpropstreet%3E%3Cpropunit%3E%3C%2Fpropunit%3E%3Cpropcity%3Eharper%
20woods%3C%2Fpropcity%3E%3Cpropstate%3EMi%3C%2Fpropstate%3E%3Cpropzip%3E4822
5%3C%2Fpropzip%3E%3Cproptype%3E%3C%2Fproptype%3E%3C%2Fproperty%3E%3Coptional
%3E%3Ctracking%3E%3Ctracknum%3E987654321%3C%2Ftracknum%3E%3Ctrackname%3EJohn
%20Smith%3C%2Ftrackname%3E%3C%2Ftracking%3E%3C%2Foptional%3E%3C%2Fcasa%3E

3. Run the following command and get the following error:

# /usr/local/bin/curl -b header.txt -f "file=@data.txt"
https://www.xyz.com/csw/servlet/xmlrequest
password:
curl: (6) Couldn't resolve host 'data.txt'
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 405

Since I'm getting a 405, I know I'm getting to the server, but the 405 tells
me that the method is not allowed. This server does support POST's.

Any recommendations?

Thanks,

Jared
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Jared Ingersoll
Fiserv CSW, Inc.
125 CambridgePark Rd.
Cambridge, MA 02140
617.354.1400 x237
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Received on 2003-07-30