Android Question httputils2 and really simple task

[jimseng]

Hi.
I am struggling to understand a really simple thing:

http://192.168.1.128/test.php?device=led&state=on
in my php I have
$dev=$_GET["device"];
$stat= $_GET["state"];
and I know that works by pasting it into a browser but i can't work out how to send this from b4a. Sorry for being such a newbie but I have been struggling for ages.
Can someone show me how to do it.
(I have been reading the tutorials but I'm afraid I just don't understand them)
Thanks

 

[sorex]

it could be something like this

 Dim dlj As HttpJob
dlj.Initialize("setLed",Me)
dlj.Download("http://192.168.1.128/test.php?device=led&state=on")

 

[jimseng]

Thanks. That was really easy

 

[Erel]

Another option:

Dim dlj As HttpJob
dlj.Initialize("setLed",Me)
dlj.Download2("http://192.168.1.128/test.php", Array As String("device", "led", "state", "on"))

The advantage of Download2 is that it will url escape the parameters. For example if there is a space or non-ascii character in one of the parameters.

 

[jimseng]

Hi.
I have found I need some feedback from the web server to check that it has happened. The web page just does an echo of the parameters. Ho can I retreive that into a string to check it?

 

[sorex]

you need the jobdone sub where you can read out the response.

do a search on jobdone and you should find the tutorial.

 

[Erel]

HttpUtils2 - Web services are now even simpler