How The Http Api Works - Adobe 38040334 - Dreamweaver CS3 User Manual

Chapter 3: The HTTP API
Extensions are not limited to working in the local file system. Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS3
provides a mechanism to get information from and send information to a web server by using
hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). This chapter describes the HTTP API and how to use it.

How the HTTP API works

All functions in the HTTP API are methods of the
a URL as an argument, and most return an object. The default port for URL arguments is 80. To
specify a port other than 80, append a colon and the port number to the URL, as shown in the
following example:
MMHttp.getText("http://www.myserver.com:8025");
For functions that return an object, the object has two properties:
The property indicates the status of the operation; possible values include, but are
statusCode
not limited to, the following values:
• 200: Status OK
• 400: Unintelligible request
• 404: Requested URL not found
• 405: Server does not support requested method
• 500: Unknown server error
• 503: Server capacity reached
For a comprehensive list of status codes for your server, check with your Internet service provider
or system administrator.
The value of the property varies according to the function; possible values are specified in
data
the individual function listings.
object. Most of these functions take
MMHttp
statusCode
and .
data