Does ASP have an equivalent to file_get_contents from PHP? This function essentially returns the output of a webpage.
I am also looking for the Perl equivalent if anyone knows that one.
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Does ASP have an equivalent to file_get_contents from PHP? This function essentially returns the output of a webpage.
I am also looking for the Perl equivalent if anyone knows that one.
This is XMLHTTP mate. I take it your trying to retrieve HTML from a document and display it correctly. in asp you use XMLHTTP then you can abuse the response by editting the code before you display it.
Although frowned apon, you can actually clone someone's web site using this method, and change the images/text to suit yours. As soon as they change there web site, yours updates.
The correct reason for this is for news feeds, updatable information ( for information ), I use it for mailing. rather then having to stick to using CDOSYS which allows you to send a clone of a web page, you can use XMLHTTP. This will retrieve all information, all you to edit it, then use it as the HTML body of the e-mail you send.
Hope this helps!
Code:<% set XmlObj = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP") XmlObj.open "POST", "http://www.domain.com", false XmlObj.send formatdata = XmlObj.responseText formatdata = replace(formatdata,"<img src=""../images/logo.gif"">","<img src=""http://yourdomain.com/images/logo.gif"">") Response.write(formatdata) Set XmlObj = nothing %>
Sorry to dig open the grave here, but since this is the first result for most searches related to this subject, I figured I'd share a more elegant solution:
randomtools.net/asp-file_get_contents-and-file_put_contents-36.html
Gavin,
Thanks for the info re: using the XMLHTTPRequest object to capture 3rd-party source code.
How could I use this tool to capture the values of specific javascript variables in that 3rd-party source?
Please advise. Thanks! Noah
Noah,
Using the same method, you can simply use a find and replace on the content that is returned.
Do you have any information on the JS file your trying to access?
Gavin,
Thanks for the prompt reply. I'm using the following to cut out the block of script but it's not definitely not ideal. I think I'll have to switch to RegEx to be sure I get the variables I need. Any thoughts on other approaches?
<head>
<%
strURL = "http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xhc/R-100112584/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053"
set XmlObj = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
XmlObj.open "POST", strURL, false
XmlObj.send
formatdata = XmlObj.responseText
Dim nPos_Begining, nPos_End
nPos_Begining = InStr(formatdata, "var CI_Pagetype") - 40
nPos_End = InStr(formatdata, "var CI_ItemWeight") + 540
strFormatFinal = Mid(formatdata, nPos_Begining, nPos_End)
Set XmlObj = nothing
Response.Write(strFormatFinal)
%>
</head>
<body>
<form name="HD_Data">
<table>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="150"><b>Item ID: </b></td><td align="left"><input type="hidden" name="HD_ItemID" value=""><script language="javascript">document.write(CI_ItemID);</script></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="150"><b>Item Name: </b></td><td align="left"><script language="javascript">document.write(CI_ItemName);</script></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="150"><b>Category: </b></td><td align="left"><script language="javascript">document.write(CI_CatName);</script></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="150"><b>Manufacturer: </b></td><td align="left"><script language="javascript">document.write(CI_ItemMfr);</script></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="150"><b>Manufacturer ID: </b></td><td align="left"><script language="javascript">document.write(CI_ItemMfrNum);</script></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="150"><b>Item UPC: </b></td><td align="left"><script language="javascript">document.write(CI_ItemUPC);</script></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="150"><b>Item Weight: </b></td><td align="left"><script language="javascript">document.write(CI_ItemShipWeight);</script></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
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