Verification of HTTP POST packet

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Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this HTTP POST packet? The web server seems to be ingoring it.

Prior to URLEncoding and without Base64 encoded data:

"POST /Default.aspx HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: www.host1.com\r\nContent-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\nContent-Length: 17\r\n\r\ndata=TestDataSend"

Post encoding:

"POST+%2fDefault.aspx+HTTP%2f1.1%0d%0aHost%3a+vztest.cloudapp.net%0d%0aContent-Type%3a+application%2fx-www-form-urlencoded%0d%0aContent-Length%3a+17%0d%0a%0d%0adata%3dVGVzdERhdGFTZW50"

The end of the packet ("data%3dVGVzdERhdGFTZW50") is data=TestDataSend which is what I am trying to send.

If you are wondering, this is for an embedded application. I am trying not to use the entire HTTP protocol and just use a simplified POST.

Thanks for any insight.

Posted 27-Jul-11 6:40am

willworknow1

Updated 27-Jul-11 11:56am

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Christian Graus 27-Jul-11 14:00pm

You can't use ASP.NET with C++

willworknow1 27-Jul-11 14:41pm

I do understand that. The reason for the C++ tag is someone with C++ knowledge could also know the answer to this question. They might have more intimate knowledge of the HTTP protocol.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 27-Jul-11 17:35pm

You could use C++/CLI or mixed-mode solution with ASP.NET, so knowledge of C++ people might help.
--SA

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mbue · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-27T12:36:00

Solution 1

The server should accept the "Prior to URLEncoding" snippet. Cause thats correct. You have to encode the post data only.
Regards.

Posted 27-Jul-11 12:36pm

mbue

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willworknow1 28-Jul-11 15:17pm

Is that just like it is...with spaces, forward slashes etc? The above still does not seem to be working for me.

mbue 28-Jul-11 16:24pm

Cant recognize the kind of the data encoding. The http header has not to be encoded - except the location (path and host when neccessary [1]) the data (urlencoded) has to be encoded in percent encoding [2].
Regards.

[1] http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent-encoding

willworknow1 29-Jul-11 18:34pm

This is what worked.
"POST /Default.aspx?data=VGVzdERhdGE%3d HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: vztest.cloudapp.net\r\nContent-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n";