Re: [Lynx-dev] The form data vanishes

[Stefan Caunter]

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 4:51 AM,  <address@hidden> wrote:
> I'm attempting to add some automation to repetitively
> interacting with a CGI form.
>
> In a bash shell (this isn't the problem, just giving some background):
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> ........
>
> while  read  ....
> do
>
> lynx - <<STEP

Just wondering, we cannot reproduce based on what you have sent, but
have you tried

lynx -stdin <<STEP

Can you make it work interactively?
Sometimes a shell script does not provide the necessary environment.

> ......
> -dump
> -post_data
> .......
> ---
> ......
> STEP
>
> done
>
> The output from lynx generates html with a CGI form, with some
> initial values in the form input fields resulting from the POST data.
> By changing the -dump to -source and examining the output,
> I know that the data is being generated.
> But when using -dump, the fields show up as blank.
> For various reasons, at this stage I'm just interested in inspecting
> this data, so -dump is prefered to -source.
> I've tried various things with toggling values of -underscore,
> -with_backspaces and such with no success.
> Anyway, perhaps someone on this list can immediately
> spot what I'm doing wrong, or identify this as some bug/feature with lynx.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Regards, Dallas E. Legan II / address@hidden / address@hidden
> http://isthereanotherquestion.blogspot.com
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