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Arachne DGI like functionality in Links (Announce)

posted by ron  , Australia, 20.07.2017, 02:16

> Does anybody know if it is possible to setup Links 2.x (trying 2.14 right
> now) with something like Arachne's DOS Gateway Interface (DGI)?
>
> It's easy enough to get Links to call out to an Association executable,
> but, is it possible to get it create an Environment (URL + Query String
> seems done), and then get it to read + render the returned output? I think
> I could 75% of what I want with URL + Query String but the read + render
> output does not seem possible.

Should be possible, depending on what it is you want to happen.
I have got Links2.14 to do a few things, mostly by feeding stuff through bat files.
That may be worth a try, depending on what you have in mind.

Arachne and Links2.14 are my two favourite DOS browsers.

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Complete thread:

• Arachne DGI like functionality in Links - Oso2k, 18.07.2017, 08:19 (Announce)
  • Arachne DGI like functionality in Links - ron, 20.07.2017, 02:16
    • Arachne DGI like functionality in Links - Oso2k, 20.07.2017, 20:33
      • Arachne DGI like functionality in Links - ron, 20.07.2017, 23:52
        • Arachne DGI like functionality in Links - Oso2k, 21.07.2017, 03:22
  • Arachne DGI like functionality in Links - glennmcc, 21.07.2017, 05:29