RE: [WEB400] get vs post...

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Either you web server is configured to prevent GET methods or your CGI
program isn't acknowledging the GET vs the POST.
If you're using CGILIB in the xTools or CGIDEV2, they both handle either GET
or POST identically. So I'm assuming you're writing a CGI program using the
CGI APIs not one of the helper libraries.
If method equals GET, the form's data is sent via the QUERY_STRING
environment variable, if method equals POST, the form's data is sent via
standard-input. You need to use the QtmhRdStin API when POST is used, and
retrieve the data from the environment if GET is used.

-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
If everything is under control, you are going too slow.
- Mario Andretti

-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Shane_Cessna@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:24 AM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: [WEB400] get vs post...

I have a CGI program that's acting funny...

if I put method="get" in my <form> tag, my submit button won't 
work...however, if i change it to method="post", it works...why is this? 
Is there any reason why a method="get" would render a <input type="submit" 
value="submit"> tag useless as opposed to a method="post" tag making the 
button work?

Shane Cessna  
iSeries Programmer
iSeries WAS Administrator
North American Lighting, Inc.
(618) 662-4483 x2776
shane_cessna@xxxxxxx