ASP question - Server.Execute to load an external URL?

[ChrisM]

Hi All,

Anyone able to help me out? I've got an ASP page (page A) being called (as opposed to being loaded - so no images etc are loaded, its just the ASP thats executed).

What i need to do is call a script on another server from this page (Page B), but i can't find a way to do it. Normally I'd put the URL to the script in IMG tags, but as the call to Page A doesnt result in any images being loaded, this doesnt work.

I've tried the Server.Execute command but this doesn't seem to work - presumably for security reasons IIS wont let me call an external URL.

Anyone able to help? I'm short enough on hair as it is!

Cheers

Chris

[sweeting]

Hi,

Have you tried using the XMLHttp object to send a request to that page?

Response.Buffer = True
Dim objXMLHTTP, xml

Create an xmlhttp object:
Set xml = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
' Or, for version 3.0 of XMLHTTP, use:
' Set xml = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")

' Opens the connection to the remote server.
xml.Open "GET", "http://www.Whatever.com/pagetocall.asp", False

' Actually Sends the request and returns the data:
xml.Send


I think the latest/ most robust version is 6.0

Hope it helps,

Paul.

[accelerator]

Just a suggestion, but why don't you make the script you are calling load a 1 pixel square image, and then from what you are saying, it should work.

Rgds

Accelerator

[ChrisM]

You star Paul - exactly what I was after.

I had found a workaround using WinHTTP earlier but that was clumsy.

Thanks again!

Chris

[ChrisM]

Hi Accelerator - the problem is it won't load images - sorry if i was a bit vague!

Chris

[CompareStore]

Remember to set the timeouts on the XMLHTTP request just in case the other server isn't responding.
For example if you are using XMLHTTP to retrieve some kind of advertising but you would still be able to display the page even if the ad wasn't returned then you can set the timeouts quite low (about 3 seconds (300) for each of the 4 parameters should do it). If you cannot continue to load your page without the returned data then you can set them much higher.