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"HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL

Bucz
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May 2, 2009, 3:32 PM

Post #1 of 8 (3036 views)

"HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL	Can't Post

Hello,

a strange error I get when trying to invoke LWP UserAgernt:

Can't locate object method "sprint" via package "HTTP::Headers" at /Library/Perl/5.8.8/HTTP/Message.pm line 536.

I just figured out that it occurs when I add an apostrophe to the URL:

this is OK:
$req->content("id=1002")

this is errorous (%27 is an apostrophe ' )
$req->content("id=1002 %27")

I have just updated packages with CPAN so it should go OK. I user the most simple standard code to test UserAgent

I use Mac OS 10.5 if it makes a difference

Any ideas?

(This post was edited by Bucz on May 2, 2009, 4:12 PM)

KevinR
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May 2, 2009, 4:27 PM

Post #2 of 8 (3031 views)

Re: [Bucz] "HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL [In reply to]	Can't Post

if you literally need to pass a percent sign try %25:

Code

$req->content('id=1002%20%2527')

note %20 is a space and %25 is the percent symbol.
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Bucz
Novice

May 3, 2009, 3:13 AM

Post #3 of 8 (3025 views)

Re: [KevinR] "HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL [In reply to]	Can't Post

hi,

i need to pass apostrophe that is %27, so still no clue

FishMonger
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May 3, 2009, 5:37 AM

Post #4 of 8 (3015 views)

Re: [Bucz] "HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL [In reply to]	Can't Post

Have you tried using single quotes instead of double quotes? The double quotes causes variable interpolation, which in this case you don't want.

change it to:
$req->content('id=1002 %27')

or:
$req->content('id=1002%20%27')

(This post was edited by FishMonger on May 3, 2009, 5:37 AM)

KevinR
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May 3, 2009, 10:06 AM

Post #5 of 8 (3010 views)

Re: [FishMonger] "HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL [In reply to]	Can't Post

In Reply To

There is no variable interpolation in that string though. Only scalars and arrays are converted to strings inside of double-quotes. Using the correct quotes is always a good idea though.
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FishMonger
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May 3, 2009, 10:27 AM

Post #6 of 8 (3009 views)

Re: [KevinR] "HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL [In reply to]	Can't Post

My bad...I should have done a copy/paste.

The original post had used double quotes which would have caused a problem with %27 because Perl would have attempted to interpolate that as a hash and if running under strictures, that would cause a compilation error. I'll leave it to the reader to determine why it would be a compilation error.

Quote

Can't use global %27 in my at ...

My bad, again.

Yes Kevin, you're right. I forgot that fact.

(This post was edited by FishMonger on May 3, 2009, 10:30 AM)

KevinR
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May 3, 2009, 10:35 AM

Post #7 of 8 (3006 views)

Re: [FishMonger] "HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL [In reply to]	Can't Post

Maybe I am miss-understanding something, but hashes inside of quotes, even double-quotes, are not subject to interpolation/expansion:

Code

use strict; 
use warnings; 
 
print "this is a %27 test";

Only scalars, arrays and meta sequences are.
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KevinR
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May 3, 2009, 10:39 AM

Post #8 of 8 (3004 views)

Re: [Bucz] "HTTP::Headers" error on apostrophe in URL [In reply to]	Can't Post

In Reply To

hi,

i need to pass apostrophe that is %27, so still no clue

then maybe:

$req->content(q{id=1002 '})
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