Re: Multipart form post question

["Derik Blocker" <blockerd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, well I can live with it the way it is.  Thanks!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Klement" <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "HTTPAPI and FTPAPI Projects" <ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: Multipart form post question


> Hi Derik,
>
> HTTPAPI's MFD encoder, as written, does it's encoding to a stream file
> in the IFS.  Since the MFD encoder needs to be useful for file uploads,
> including the ability to handle multiple files that are many megabytes
> long, it needs to be able to encode the data into a storage medium
> that's capable of storing several gigabytes of data.
>
> I chose to use a stream file for that, since I had a routine to POST a
> stream file, and therefore it seemed a natural fit.
>
> Would it be possible to write an MFD encoder that works differently?
> Absolutely.  You could encode the data to teraspace and use
> http_url_post_raw() to send it.
>
> But, that means you'll either have to write your own encoder, or modify
> mine to allow teraspace in addition to streamfile for the target.  It's
> certainly possible, but not easy.
>
>
> Derik Blocker wrote:
>> My program is doing credit card validation and I would prefer not to 
>> store
>> the data on my system at all at any time.  Also I would like to receive 
>> the
>> response in a variable instead of a stmf.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Scott Klement" <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "HTTPAPI and FTPAPI Projects" <ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 1:44 AM
>> Subject: Re: Multipart form post question
>>
>>
>>> Hi Derik,
>>>
>>> Is it *possible* to use a raw post??  Absolutely.  But what would be the
>>> value of doing that?  What would it gain you?
>>>
>>>
>>> Derik Blocker wrote:
>>>>    I am able to get my program to post multipart form data using stmf
>>>>    just like in EXAMPLE17.  Is it possible to do this with a raw post? 
>>>> I
>>>>    would prefer not to use the stmf method if at all possible.  Also, 
>>>> if
>>>>    I have to use the stmf, is there a way to get the response in a
>>>>    variable instead of stmf?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    Thanks
>>>>
>>>>    Derik
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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