Humm.... I'me trying to get a responce from an NT box offering me a ASP based forms system, I've used LWP and HTTP::Request etc. in the past to do this from CGI based pages, perhapes there is knowlage with the greater monks on why this code will not give a correct responce.
The submission works , the form server genorates a answer that indicated I've submitted a blank form.
1. The form is asking for a POST method , However unless I send the request with URL encoded data I get no responce.
2. when I do send a request in a correct POST format, The form data is lost. 
my $forms_agent = LWP::UserAgent->new();
                $forms_agent->from('nolan@foo.bar');
                $forms_agent->timeout(62);
        my $cjar = HTTP::Cookies->new();

        my $content = "SNumber=$_[0]\nDataAction=Submit";
        my $saf_url = URI::URL->new();
                $saf_url->base("http://192.168.1.1/safety/");
                $saf_url->path("UpdateAction.asp");
                $saf_url->query("DataAction=Submit&SNumber=$_[0]");
        my $head = HTTP::Headers->new( Accept=>'text/html' );
                $head->referer('UpdateForm.asp');
                $head->date(time);
        my $saf_request = HTTP::Request->new(POST=>$saf_url,$head,$con
+tent);
        my $answer = $forms_agent->request($saf_request);
        $cjar->extract_cookies($answer);
                $saf_url->path($answer->header("location"));
                $saf_url->query('');
        $saf_request = HTTP::Request->new( POST=>$saf_url,$head);
        $cjar->add_cookie_header($saf_request);
        $answer = $forms_agent->request($saf_request);

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Is there An Error in my code ??
Or Is this more likely an error in the servers ASP system.??
Thanks much ,
Bill Nolan
wnolan@bnl.gov

In reply to ASP, and HTTP::Request POST by kb2yht

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