Can you just use http://url here/webapp?mfk=yournumber
and get a response?


>We have a web site to validate general ledger numbers.
>The url includes the site name with a parameter containing the GL number to validate.
>The site returns 2 pieces of information; 0 for invalid, 1 for valid, and a brief message as to what is invalid.
>
>Another department has provided a perl script that will capture the returned values and print them. I want to capture the return values and process them.
>
>The perl script is:
>#!/usr/local/bin/perl
>
>use LWP;
>
>my $webapp = "put the http:// url here";
>my $mfk = "put the GL number here";
>my $query = "$webapp?mfk=$mfk";
>my $ua = new LWP::UserAgent;
>my $request = new HTTP::Request( "GET", $query );
>my $response = $ua->request( $request );
>
>($valid, $message) = (split( /\n/, $response->content() ));
>
>if( $valid eq "1" ) {
> print "Valid! - $message\n";
>} elsif( $valid eq "0" ) {
> print "Invalid! - $message\n";
>} else {
> print "Error! - $message\n";
>}
>
>
>Is there a way to write this in VFP?
>
>I have tried using hyperlink but it does not have a way to access the return value.
>
>Thank you for your assistance.
>
>Pamela