Re: lynx-dev lynx question/batch mode

[Klaus Weide]

On Mon, 3 May 1999, Cynthia Griffiths (516)233-6839 wrote:

> Good afternoon;
> 
> I am using Lynx 2.4-FM on an digital alpha running VMS. 
> I am attempting to use lynx in batch mode.  I have followed an example
> that I saw on the lynx web site:
> 
> **************************************
> lynx -get_data < get.parms http://www.metacrawler.com/crawler > get.result

Does input/output redirection with  '<' and '>' really work on VMS
(I assume that means using DCL)?

> The file get.parms in this case contains all the 
> parameters URLencoded on one line and
> the terminating triple-hyphen on a following line:
> 
> general=Lynx+Links&method=2&format=1&region=0&rpp=20&timeout  =15&hpe=10
> ---
> *******************************************
> 
> 
> I have tried the following:
> lynx 196.3.23.35.218/ddbmail/dtmalert.pl
> q
> y
> 
> and also I have tried:
> lynx 196.3.23.35.218/ddbmail/dtmalert.pl
> ---
> 
> Would you be able to point out what am doing incorrectly??
> The above does not run in "batch" mode, it waits for a q to quit!

You may have to add a '-dump' flag on VMS.  On Unix that is automatically
implied.  Comment about '-get_data' from the source (LYMain.c):
                /*
                 *  On Unix, conflicts with curses when interactive
                 *  so let's force a dump.  - CL
                 *
                 *  On VMS, mods have been made in LYCurses.c to deal
                 *  with potential conflicts, so don't force the dump
                 *  here. - FM
                 */

    Klaus