Hello,

I am trying to read a file consisting of HTTP GETs and POSTs. I've got the GETs working, but I am having problems getting the POSTs working. I want to construct a complete HTTP POST request from the info in the file (plus some other stuff)

Here is what the file i'm reading looks like: 

get /servlet/folder/Create

post /servlet/folder/CreateAction
content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
content-length: 38

FolderName=Data+Source+Tests&B1=Create
get /servlet/folder/List

get /pix/jsmenu.js

post /servlet/datacab/FileNewUploadAction
content-type: multipart/form-data; boundary=--------------------------
+-7cf29e18894
content-length: 1632

-----------------------------7cf29e18894
content-disposition: form-data; name="UploadedFile"; filename="mylarge
+file"
content-type: text/plain

Index    Date Created    CCK    Std    suite    city    state    ZIP/P
+ostal    Country    first    title    type of biz    distribution    
+bundle?     6 mo forecast    next 6 month

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I want to isolate (1)the relative URLs as well as the (2) content length and (3) the entire post body.

How can I do this with a simple regex?

This is what I have so far, but it does not work! 

open(FILE, $scriptfile) || die "Cannot Open $scriptfile\n$!\n";

undef $/;
$_ = <FILE>;

    if ($_ =~ /post\s(.+\n)(.+\n)content-length:\s(\d+\n\n)(.+\n)/s) {
+print "relURL: $1\nContent length: $3\npost_body: $4\n\n"}
    

close(SCRIPT);

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thanx,

jcr

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