Sending a URL to a server

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I have an Ethernet camera which accepts URL commands to make it move e.g. "http://192.168.1.100/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?rpan=10" will make it pan 10 degrees.

Is there an easy way to send these commands from a C++ Windows application? I have tried using ShellExecute which works OK but it opens up my web browser each time which I prefer not to happen.

Thanks

Tony

Posted 6-Jan-15 2:29am

softwaremonkey

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 6-Jan-15 8:53am

You need a library for HTTP in C++...
See if you can pick one here: http://kukuruku.co/hub/cpp/a-cheat-sheet-for-http-libraries-in-c

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-Jan-15 12:08pm

Why? why?!
—SA

softwaremonkey 6-Jan-15 12:53pm

Why? Why what?

Please explain further.

softwaremonkey 7-Jan-15 6:34am

Thanks, your advice was useful and helped me find a solution

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KarstenK · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-06T07:45:00

The clear answer is: No. You got to implement some stuff.

Steps:

1. open a connection to a server
2. post the commands
3. parse the result

Check the results and error codes!!!

This article provides a good overview: A Fully Featured Windows HTTP Wrapper in C++.

Tip: Wireshark is a fine tool to see what is going on the net.