replacement in tcl script

[why]

hi all,

just a question:

how can i replace this things

in tcl script i have this

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puts $sock "GET http://www.domain.com/test.php?where=$place"

if i run
.whereis New%York (please notice that %)
everything running fine.

but if i try it with
.whereis New York (without %)

bot hangs on..

can someone help with this little problem.

thank you in adv.

cheers

[ppslim]

This is because you need to URL escape the string.

Allthough in most cases, webbrowsers seem to post strings with the space in, they don't.

Take a look at the Tcl provided http package. It will do 2 things for you.

1: Will likely save you one hell of a time, in writting a download client, when Tcl allready provides one.

2: Has an escape function allready, and will help you in escapeing the URL.

The docs for this are located at http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.3/TclCmd/contents.htm

See your Tcvl lib directory for the package.