HTTPReader

Used to read multiple web-pages. Allows assignment of query parameters for every page and response text variable to be parsed in.

Component does not support binary data and can be used only for HTML pages or text files. See Web Downloader component.

Requested URL's

Set list of web addresses of requested URL. Template usage is possible.

Selected URL Options

Contains parameters for chosen web address in Requested URLs. The following parameters are assigned:

Use authentication

Select if target URL requests authorization.

Parameters request Method

Set posting method of query parameters (GET or POST).

Name, Value

Set list of query parameters. In both columns template usage is possible. If the name of any parameter is incorrect (e.g. empty), then it will be ignored.

Page encoding

Convert the received HTML page to Unicode from the specified code page.

Output Variable

Set variable name from query response text to be placed in.

Status Variable

Set variable name from the query result status to be placed in.

Request Timeout

Set time-out from HTTP server, whereupon connection will be closed. This time is equally for every requested URL. If your connection with HTTP server is fast, move the slider towards Short. If your connection with HTTP server is slow or the server is heavily loaded, move the slider towards Long.

See also

Processors

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