:GetSelect() - Select an item to return information about and return results
Class
Syntax
:GetSelect( nItemType, cResource ) --> cInfo
Parameters
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nItemType |
The selector item type. See table below. |
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cResource |
Selector string which identifies the resource to be returned by the server. Examples include File Names, Directories, etc. |
Return
cInfo, Results of the query.
If successful, cInfo contains the response from the Remote Server.
If the :Select() operation failed, cInfo is NIL, additional information can be found in :nErr and :cErr.
Description
The :GetSelect() Method sends the specified selector string (cResource) to the remote server. If the item is a directory or index, a list of additional items will be returned, otherwise the item itself will be returned to the client.
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The following selector item types are recognized: | ||
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Value |
Description |
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GOPHER_ITEM_FILE |
Item is a text file |
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GOPHER_ITEM_DIRECTORY |
Item is a directory of resources |
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GOPHER_ITEM_PHONEBOOK |
Item is a CSO phonebook server |
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GOPHER_ITEM_ERROR |
Item is unavailable, an error has occurred |
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GOPHER_ITEM_BINHEX |
Item is a binhex encoded file |
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GOPHER_ITEM_DOSFILE |
Item is an MS-DOS (binary) file |
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GOPHER_ITEM_UUENCODE |
Item is a uuencoded file |
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GOPHER_ITEM_INDEX |
Item is a gopher index search server |
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GOPHER_ITEM_TELNET |
Item is a Telnet session |
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GOPHER_ITEM_BINARY |
Item is a binary file |
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GOPHER_ITEM_GIF |
Item is an image file (GIF format) |
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GOPHER_ITEM_IMAGE |
Item is an image file (non-GIF format) |
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GOPHER_ITEM_TN3270 |
Item is a 3270 Telnet session |
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GOPHER_ITEM_UNKNOWN |
Item type is unknown |