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    Reading multipart form data with abyss server

    Still trying to use abyss and i have some problems.

    How can i read multipart data?
    I've figured it out for normal POST data <input type=text>, but the STDIN command doesnt work for binary data.

    Example html
    Code:
    <html><body>
<h1>TEST</h1>

<form action='http://server/cgi/env.exe' method='post' enctype='multipart/form-data'>
<input type='file' name='filename.jpg'><br>
<textarea name='description' rows=5 cols=60>Description here</textarea>
<input type='hidden' value='2' name='record'>
<input type='submit' value='send file'></form>
</body></html>
    In the help file about STDIN (PBCC) it is written "doesn't work with pipes".
    But Abyss is sending the form data via a pipe...

    Life was much easier with Xitami...
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    Life was much easier with Xitami...
    Marc,

    You'd be far better off if you simply used the PBCGI.INC routines. This stuff is a piece of cake and I think you're making it much harder than it needs to be.
    Software makes Hardware Happen

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    • #3
      i used
      OPEN ENVIRON$("CGI_STDIN") FOR BINARY AS #1
      GET$#1, LOF(1), a$: CLOSE #1
      and did the processing with a$

      But
      STDIN LINE a$
      doesn't work for binary data, as the input in interrupted at the first [CTRL]-[Z].
      BTW Joe, you'll find at least one citation in your reference book about the less traveled path bringing more rewards afterward.
      [email protected] | Zeepreventorium De Haan | Portraitfotografie | Home server

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      • #4
        That's the testcode i use, based on the exemples in the CGI folder with PBCC4
        Code:
        DEFINT a-z

' Trace environment in CGI
FUNCTION PBMAIN()

    STDOUT "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
    STDOUT "Content-Type: text/plain
    STDOUT
    STDOUT "Command: " + COMMAND$
    STDOUT "Query string: " + ENVIRON$("QUERY_STRING")
    STDOUT "STDIN ---"
    WHILE NOT STDEOF
        STDIN LINE a$
        STDOUT a$
    WEND
    STDOUT "----- ---"
    a$ = ENVIRON$(1): i = 1
    WHILE LEN(a$)
        STDOUT a$
        INCR i
        a$ = ENVIRON$(i)
    WEND
    STDOUT "----- ---
END FUNCTION
        Works for text files, hangs for binary files...
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        • #5
          BTW Joe, you'll find at least one citation in your reference book about the less traveled path bringing more rewards afterward.
          Not sure what reference book that is, but mine says, "don't reinvent the wheel, especially when the wheel works as advertised"
          Software makes Hardware Happen

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          • #6
            Tried the "dbg.exe" sample and it locks up.
            Keeps running in task manager and produce no output.
            BTW, i've written al my parsing routines already, just need to replace the file input with a stdin input.

            What are the win API calls for STDIN?
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            • #7
              HTTP &quot;Sniffer&quot;

              Here is a link to a tool that can capture HTTP traffic and break it down much like a protocol sniffer.

              HTTP Analyzer, IE WebDeveloper - IEInspector
              http://www.ieinspector.com/
              IEInspector - HTTP Analyzer, IE WebDeveloper


              It is not free but works well.

              Sniffers can do the same as this tool (WireShark for one) but they are not so much HTTP aware. This can do much more than just a sniffer.

              It may help if you have some mysterious things going on but you can see them.
              Mark Strickland, CISSP, CEH
              SimplyBASICsecurity.com

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              • #8
                I already use ethereal, also a port sniffer.
                It looks like the application hangs whenever a control-z (or maybe other control charachers) are read. For normal form processing STDIN is fine, not for accepting binary files. Seems to be a limitation in STDIN.
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                • #9
                  No solution yet.
                  Lock up, tried small values of c (GET$ statement), long SLEEP, no SLEEP, doesn't matter. Nearly the same result as with STDIN LINE
                  Code:
                  DEFLNG A-Z
FUNCTION PBMAIN()
    STDOUT "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
    STDOUT "Content-Type: text/plain
    STDOUT
    c = VAL(ENVIRON$("CONTENT_LENGTH"))
    STDOUT STR$(c)
    h = GETSTDIN: ff = FREEFILE: OPEN HANDLE h FOR BINARY ACCESS READ AS #ff
    GET$ #ff, c, a$
    WHILE LEN(a$)
        IF ERR THEN
            STDOUT ERROR$
            GOTO efx
        END IF
        STDOUT STR$(LEN(a$))
        GET$ #ff, c, a$
        SLEEP 1
    WEND
efx:
    CLOSE #ff
    STDOUT "END"
    EXIT FUNCTION
                  I'm struggling for nearly a month with this problem.
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                  • #10
                    Tried the "dbg.exe" sample and it locks up.
                    Keeps running in task manager and produce no output.
                    I'd get dbg.exe to run before continuing with Abyss.
                    Do these match your configuration?
                    Enable Scripts Execution is checked.
                    In Script Paths
                    Virtual Path: /cgi-bin
                    Interface type: CGI

                    Also, most ISP's don't allow running on port 80.
                    Are you using another port on the call like
                    http://1.2.3.4:65500/cgi-bin/dbg.exe


                    In cgi execution timeout I use 30 seconds
                    Did dbg.bas source somehow get modified and contain a waitkey$?
                    Original:

                    Code:
                    #DIM ALL
#INCLUDE "PBCGI.INC"
'
FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
    LOCAL ix AS LONG
    LOCAL cgi AS STRING
    cgi = ReadCGI
    WriteCGI "<HTML><BODY>"
    WriteCGI "<H2 ALIGN=CENTER>Power Basic Software Debugging CGI Application</H2>
    WriteCGI "<H3>Environment Variables:</H3>"
    WriteCGI "<UL>"
    ix = 1
    DO UNTIL ix > 255
        cgi = ENVIRON$(ix)
        IF LEN(cgi) THEN
            WriteCGI "<li>" & cgi
            INCR ix
        END IF
    LOOP WHILE LEN(cgi)
    WriteCGI "</UL>"
    WriteCGI "<H3>Additional Information:</H3>"
    WriteCGI "<UL>"
    WriteCGI "<LI>CURDIR$ = " & CURDIR$
    WriteCGI "<LI>AppPath = " & AppPath
    WriteCGI "<LI>DATE$ = " & DATE$
    WriteCGI "<LI>TIME$ = " & TIME$
    WriteCGI "</UL>"
    WriteCGI "</BODY></HTML>"
  END FUNCTION
                    Last edited by Mike Doty; 7 Jun 2008, 11:42 AM.

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                    • #11
                      That did the trick.
                      Actually don't know why, seems to be a windows bug, i get the same sort of lock-up from the command line (using windows pipes)
                      Code:
                      DEFLNG a-z
%STD_INPUT_HANDLE  = -10&
TYPE OVERLAPPED
  Internal AS DWORD
  InternalHigh AS DWORD
  offset AS DWORD
  OffsetHigh AS DWORD
  hEvent AS DWORD
END TYPE

DECLARE FUNCTION ReadFile LIB "KERNEL32.DLL" ALIAS "ReadFile"_
        (BYVAL hFile AS DWORD, lpBuffer AS ANY, BYVAL nNumberOfBytesToRead AS DWORD, lpNumberOfBytesRead AS DWORD, lpOverlapped AS OVERLAPPED) AS LONG
DECLARE FUNCTION GetStdHandle LIB "KERNEL32.DLL" ALIAS "GetStdHandle" (BYVAL nStdHandle AS DWORD) AS DWORD


FUNCTION PBMAIN()

    ON ERROR GOTO erx
    STDOUT "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
    STDOUT "Content-Type: text/plain
    STDOUT
    c = VAL(ENVIRON$("CONTENT_LENGTH"))
    STDOUT STR$(c)
    a$ = SPACE$(c): j = 1
    b$ =""

    hInput = GetStdHandle(%STD_INPUT_HANDLE)
    IF hInput THEN
         DO
            Buffer$ = SPACE$(512)
            iResult = ReadFile(hInput, BYVAL STRPTR(Buffer$), LEN(Buffer$), iRead, BYVAL 0)
            IF iResult = 0 THEN
                STDOUT"---iResult=0: ERROR
                EXIT DO
            ELSEIF iRead = 0 THEN
                STDOUT "---iRead=0: Nothing to read
                EXIT DO
            ELSE
               MID$(a$, j, iRead) = Buffer$
               j = j + iRead
               b$ = b$ + STR$(j) + $CRLF
               ' stdout str$(c)
            END IF
            IF iRead < LEN(Buffer$) THEN
                STDOUT "---LastRead OK"
                STDOUT b$
               EXIT DO
            END IF
        LOOP
    END IF
    g = FREEFILE: OPEN "f:\env.txt" FOR OUTPUT AS #g
    PRINT #g, a$
ernd:
    EXIT FUNCTION
erx:
    CLOSE
    STDOUT ERROR$
    f = FREEFILE: OPEN "f:\enve.txt" FOR OUTPUT AS #f
    PRINT #f, ERROR$
    RESUME ernd
END FUNCTION
                      Lock up when the STDOUT is included in the loop, runs fine withou.
                      Conclusion: don't mix STDIN and STDOUT.
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