On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Gottimukkala, Vidya
<vgottimukkala_at_partycity.com> wrote:
> Hi,  I am trying to send an xml file to a URL (works as an API which accepts
> xml – data, authorization (xml element parameter) is also a part of xml
> file) .  when I try to use the command as follows I get the error as
>
> The command I used:  curl -v "/home/vidya/vidya_test1.xml" --header
> "Content-Type: text/xml" "https://members.ordermotion.com/hdde/xml/udi.asp"
>
> Error:
>
> curl: (3) <url> malformed
>
> I am completely new to curl, and am trying to use it to POST an XML file to
> via HTTP request and then receive an xml response.

Maybe you want something like this? (untested)

curl -F "fieldname=@/home/vidya/vidya_test1.xml;type=text/xml"
"https://members.ordermotion.com/hdde/xml/udi.asp"

or maybe "<" instead of "@". See the curl documentation for details.

You would have to find out what "fieldname" should be.

Also, you're on the wrong mailing list. I believe the one you want is here:
http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/curl-users

-- 
Michael Wood <esiotrot_at_gmail.com>