Unable to download some HTML files

[BAZZER]

Hello.

I am trying to download individual HTML pages useing a program called WGET
on a Linux machine. The WGET fetches typed in URL and stores as source
code into a directory. This works ok for older, unintelligent HTML pages,
but I am having trouble with a newer version.
The URL LINK is as follows.
<a class="dropDown"
href="http://www.foosite.com/foo?action=go_types&class_id=2">

I send & as hex.
I know all after ? is/are Query String , but am not sure what that means .
ARE they sent as is or are they manipulated by browser software
beforehand?
WGET is sending every thing between second quotes.
I have found no reference in HTML literature to the item in LINK of
class="dropDown"
and would appreciate a point in the right direction.

Thanks in anticipation.
Barry.
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[Karl Groves]

Hello.

I am trying to download individual HTML pages useing a program called

WGET

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-Karl

 

[David Dorward]

The URL LINK is as follows.
<a class="dropDown"
href="http://www.foosite.com/foo?action=go_types&class_id=2">

I send & as hex.

If you mean you convert it to %26, don't. & has special meaning in URLs (it
separates query parameters), %26 is a literal ampersand.

I know all after ? is/are Query String , but am not sure what that means .
ARE they sent as is or are they manipulated by browser software
beforehand?

Sent as is.

WGET is sending every thing between second quotes.

That is correct

I have found no reference in HTML literature to the item in LINK of
class="dropDown"

Class makes a link a member of a group that can be referenced. This is
typically done using CSS, but sometimes also by JavaScript (or other
languages on the server before sending the page to the client). It has no
impact on the URL in the href attribute.

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