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# 1  
Old 09-12-2014
Help with curl command
HI I am trying to write a script where i can enter a dvd's bar code at the cli and return the price sites will pay for the dvd.

the bard code im using for testing is

Quote:
8717418242275
this site is



through use of httpfox i have found some info whic i need to use with curl

Code:
ctl00$ScriptManager1 ctl00$upGetValue|ctl00$btnGetValue
ctl00$txtBarcode 8717418242275
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$hndMinItem 10
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$hndMaxItem 500
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$hndMinPrice
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$hndMaxPrice
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$hndMaxSalesRank
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$hndMaxDupItems 1
ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$hndGridItemCount 1
__LASTFOCUS
__EVENTTARGET
__EVENTARGUMENT
__VIEWSTATE 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
__ASYNCPOST true
ctl00$btnGetValue

can any one advise me how to formulate a curl command with the relevant info which will return the page containing the price offered for the dvd ?

any help at all would be appreciated


Pete
Last edited by dunryc; 09-12-2014 at 06:15 PM..
# 2  
Old 09-12-2014
They use javascript, form variables, and cookies in combination. Does not look straightforward.
This User Gave Thanks to Corona688 For This Post:
dunryc
# 3  
Old 09-12-2014
thanks Corona688
can you think of any other ways to accomplist this from the cli ?

with the following command

Code:
curl --data "ctl00%24ScriptManager1=ctl00%24upGetValue%7Cctl00%24btnGetValue&ctl00%24txtBarcode=871741824227&ctl00%24ContentPlaceHolder1%24hndMinItem=10&ctl00%24ContentPlaceHolder1%24hndMaxItem=500&ctl00%24ContentPlaceHolder1%24hndMinPrice=&ctl00%24ContentPlaceHolder1%24hndMaxPrice=&ctl00%24ContentPlaceHolder1%24hndMaxSalesRank=&ctl00%24ContentPlaceHolder1%24hndMaxDupItems=1&ctl00%24ContentPlaceHolder1%24hndGridItemCount=0&__LASTFOCUS=&__EVENTTARGET=&__EVENTARGUMENT=&__VIEWSTATE=true%2FwEPDwUJLTU3ODM4OTEyD2QWAmYPZBYCAgQPZBYIAgMPFgIeB1Zpc2libGVnFgICAQ8PFgIfAGdkFgoCAQ8WAh8AZ2QCAw8WAh8AZ2QCBQ8WAh8AZ2QCCQ8WAh8AaGQCCw8WAh8AZ2QCBw9kFgJmD2QWAgIBDw9kFgIeCm9ua2V5cHJlc3MFKHJldHVybiBjb250cm9sRW50ZXIoJ2N0bDAwX2J0bkdldFZhbHVlJylkAggPFQ0NL0RlZmF1bHQuYXNweBAvc3RhcnQtaGVyZS5hc3B4Fi9ob3ctaXQtYWxsLXdvcmtzLmFzcHgPL3NlbGwtZHZkcy5hc3B4EC9zZWxsLWdhbWVzLmFzcHgOL3NlbGwtY2RzLmFzcHgWL0Nhc2gtZm9yLW1vYmlsZXMuYXNweA4vYWJvdXQtdXMuYXNweAkvZmFxLmFzcHgPL2NvbnRhY3R1cy5hc3B4BS9ibG9nHi9TZW5kaW5nWW91ckl0ZW1zVG9Vc0ZyZWUuYXNweA0vYmxvZy9zaXRlbWFwZAIJD2QWAmYPZBYCZg9kFgwCAQ8PFgIeBFRleHRlZGQCAw8PFgIfAgV2FV2UgYXJlIHNvIHNvcnJ5LCBidXQgd2UgY3VycmVudGx5IGhhdmUgdG9vIG1hbnkgb2YgdGhlc2UgYXQgcHJlc2VudC4gT3VyIHN0b2NrIGxldmVsIGNoYW5nZXMgaG91cmx5LCBzbyBwbGVhc2UgdHJ5IGFnYWluIGxhdGVyLmRkAgUPPCsAEQMADxYEHgtfIURhdGFCb3VuZGceC18hSXRlbUNvdW50ZmQBEBYAFgAWAAwUKwAAZAIJDw9kFgIeB29uY2xpY2sFPWphdmFzY3JpcHQ6cmV0dXJuIENoZWNrSWZVc2VyTG9nZ2VkSW5Gb3JTYXZpbmdPcmRlcignRmFsc2UnKTtkAgsPZBYCZg8PZBYCHwUFMWphdmFzY3JpcHQ6cmV0dXJuIENoZWNrVGVybUFuZENvbmRpdGlvbignRmFsc2UnKTtkAgwPFQEaL3Rlcm1zLWFuZC1jb25kaXRpb25zLmFzcHhkGAIFHl9fQ29udHJvbHNSZXF1aXJlUG9zdEJhY2tLZXlfXxYBBS5jdGwwMCRDb250ZW50UGxhY2VIb2xkZXIxJGNoa1Rlcm1zQW5kQ29uZGl0aW9uBSZjdGwwMCRDb250ZW50UGxhY2VIb2xkZXIxJGd2RWFuTnVtYmVycw88KwAMAgYVARBPUkRFUl9ERVRBSUxTX0lECGZk&__ASYNCPOST=true&ctl00%24btnGetValue=true" hxxp://www.webuydvds.co.uk/start-here.aspx

i get the following error

Code:
179|error|500|The page is performing an async postback but the ScriptManager.SupportsPartialRendering property is set to false. Ensure that the property is set to true during an async postback.

Smilie


Dunryc
# 4  
Old 09-12-2014
Use the site like you would a web browser.

Visit the main page, let it set and keep cookies, get the relevant hidden variables, send the cookie when you make the POST.
# 5  
Old 09-13-2014
any heads up or pointers on how i accomplish that ?
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