Pass XML Request String via HTTP POST Question

[Matt]

Here's the VB routine that I tried to send the XML request to an ASP page
(aspxml.asp).
The code has no error, but the aspxml.asp cannot see the string

Sub sendXMLRequest()
Dim HttpReq As New MSXML2.XMLHTTP
Dim voidReqXML As String
voidReqXML = "<Customers><Name>Joe</Name></Customer>"
'sending XML requests via HTTP
HttpReq.Open "POST", "http://localhost/aspxml.asp", False
HttpReq.send voidReqXML
End Sub

//aspxml.asp
<%= Request.Form %>

Any ideas??

 

[Aaron Bertrand [MVP]]

You forgot

HttpReq.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

See http://www.aspfaq.com/2173 for code samples, including the better ProgID
to use.

(PS this looks suspiciously like VB code, not ASP code. Why is that?)

 

[Matt]

Thanks Aaron!

<%
url = "http://localhost/aspxml.asp"
set xmlhttp = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")
xmlhttp.open "POST", url, false
xmlhttp.setRequestHeader "Content-Type",
"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
xmlhttp.send "x=1&y=2"
Response.write xmlhttp.responseText
set xmlhttp = nothing
%>

I used the example, and I thought the above code will post the data to
http://localhost/aspxml.asp
And if aspxml.asp has <%= Request.Form %>, then it should get data
"x=1&y=2".

But when i open http://localhost/aspxml.asp in the browser, i couldn't see
the data.

I think I miss something, and misunderstand something, please advise.
Thanks!

 

[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

Well, of course not. How will aspxml.asp know of x=1&y=2 unless you hit the
ASP page that contains the ASP code you've displayed here?

--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.aspfaq.com/

 

[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

???

From your message, it sounded like you just loaded
http://localhost/aspxml.asp into your browser.

 

[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

U know what I meant?

No.