http.request

Function http.request
Sends a HTTP request to the website. Returns event "http_success" on success.
Syntax	http.request()
Returns	event "http_success" on success.
Part of	ComputerCraft
API	HTTP

Examples

Example
Prints the code of a loading bar program if successful.
Code	http.request("http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Tk19jv43") local requesting = true while requesting do local event, url, sourceText = os.pullEvent() if event == "http_success" then local respondedText = sourceText.readAll() print(respondedText) requesting = false elseif event == "http_failure" then print("Server didn't respond.") requesting = false end end