The curl man page states:
If you start the data with the letter @, the rest should be a
file name to read the data from, or - if you want curl to read the data
from stdin. The contents of the file must already be
url-encoded. Multiple files can also be specified. Posting data from a file
named 'foobar' would thus be done with --data @foobar".
On 9/11/07, Matt Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi, I just posted this to the ruby/google group. It probably belongs
> here! Also, anyone know exactly what the @ symbol in the curl command
> is doing?
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>
> I've got a script that uses curl, and would like (for educational
> purposes mind you) to use ruby instead. This is the curl command that
> works:
>
> F="./my_data.xml"
> curl 'http://localhost:8080/update' --data-binary @$F -H 'Content-
> type:text/xml; charset=utf-8'
>
> I've been messing with Net::Http using something like below, with
> variations (Base64.encode64) but nothing works yet. Anyone know the
> ruby equivlent to the curl version above?
>
> Thanks!
>
> # NOT WORKING:
> my_url = 'http://localhost:8080/update'
> data = File.read('my_data.xml')
> url = URI.parse(my_url)
> post = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
> post.body = data
> post.content_type = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8'
> response = Net::HTTP.start(url.host, url.port) do |http|
> http.request(post)
> end
> puts response.body
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