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parseform

Decode HTML forms output.

Synopsis

eval `parseform`

Description

parseform decodes the output from an HTML form reporting it on stdout in a format suitable for eval'ing into the environment in a Bourne shell CGI script. Both the GET and POST methods of HTML form output are supported.

Options

None.

Notes

• parseform only works when called from a CGI script. Note that the form output generated by the POST method appears on stdin and parseform consumes this. Form output generated by the GET method is obtained from environment variable QUERY_STRING.

• parseform is implemented as a perl script.

Diagnostics

Status return values
0: success

Examples

scanpick uses the following to get and parse the form output generated by pickhtml:

   # Get the form output.
     eval `$MSTRETCD/parseform`

See also

Section §13.2, AIPS++ email exploders.
pickhtml (p), AIPS++ HTML form generator for scanpick.
scanpick (p), AIPS++ HTML interface to pick.
Decoding FORMs with CGI.

Author

Original: 1996/05/21 by Mark Calabretta, ATNF