Extract and use a variable from a part of curl output string
I need to run the following curl command (e.g. a POST request), where 'XXXX' is a 10-digit number that changes
curl "https://foo.com/_mycart?ts=XXXX" -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:65.0) ..."
I thus have to retrieve this number, and to do that I use this command (to get the URL re-direct):
curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w %{url_effective} http://google.com
This then returns a block of HTML, where one part contains the dynamic number ("XXXX") I need to grab/retrieve:
<script>
window.location='https://foo.com/_mycart?fn=reference&ts=XXXX';
</script>
I thus need to retrieve the value of 'XXXX' and then use it in the curl command aforementioned:
curl "https://foo.com/_mycart?ts=XXXX" -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:65.0) ... "
Hence, what's the best way to store 'XXXX' into a variable and use it in the above command (where 'XXXX' is above)?
Ideally, is it then possible to run all of this in a single command? e.g. using | ?
Thanks so much for your help - I have searched but I am new to curl and not that great at HTML, and just trying to get some efficiency.
Just to clarify, is there a solution that can be done in the Windows command prompt, or another solution without being too complex (e.g. having to know another programming language)?
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I need to run the following curl command (e.g. a POST request), where 'XXXX' is a 10-digit number that changes
curl "https://foo.com/_mycart?ts=XXXX" -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:65.0) ..."
I thus have to retrieve this number, and to do that I use this command (to get the URL re-direct):
curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w %{url_effective} http://google.com
This then returns a block of HTML, where one part contains the dynamic number ("XXXX") I need to grab/retrieve:
<script>
window.location='https://foo.com/_mycart?fn=reference&ts=XXXX';
</script>
I thus need to retrieve the value of 'XXXX' and then use it in the curl command aforementioned:
curl "https://foo.com/_mycart?ts=XXXX" -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:65.0) ... "
Hence, what's the best way to store 'XXXX' into a variable and use it in the above command (where 'XXXX' is above)?
Ideally, is it then possible to run all of this in a single command? e.g. using | ?
Thanks so much for your help - I have searched but I am new to curl and not that great at HTML, and just trying to get some efficiency.
Just to clarify, is there a solution that can be done in the Windows command prompt, or another solution without being too complex (e.g. having to know another programming language)?
script html curl
asked Feb 23 at 14:50
intangibleAssetsintangibleAssets
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I need to run the following curl command (e.g. a POST request), where 'XXXX' is a 10-digit number that changes
curl "https://foo.com/_mycart?ts=XXXX" -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:65.0) ..."
I thus have to retrieve this number, and to do that I use this command (to get the URL re-direct):
curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w %{url_effective} http://google.com
This then returns a block of HTML, where one part contains the dynamic number ("XXXX") I need to grab/retrieve:
<script>
window.location='https://foo.com/_mycart?fn=reference&ts=XXXX';
</script>
I thus need to retrieve the value of 'XXXX' and then use it in the curl command aforementioned:
curl "https://foo.com/_mycart?ts=XXXX" -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:65.0) ... "
Hence, what's the best way to store 'XXXX' into a variable and use it in the above command (where 'XXXX' is above)?
Ideally, is it then possible to run all of this in a single command? e.g. using | ?
Thanks so much for your help - I have searched but I am new to curl and not that great at HTML, and just trying to get some efficiency.
Just to clarify, is there a solution that can be done in the Windows command prompt, or another solution without being too complex (e.g. having to know another programming language)?
script html curl
asked Feb 23 at 14:50
intangibleAssetsintangibleAssets
62
I need to run the following curl command (e.g. a POST request), where 'XXXX' is a 10-digit number that changes
curl "https://foo.com/_mycart?ts=XXXX" -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:65.0) ..."
I thus have to retrieve this number, and to do that I use this command (to get the URL re-direct):
curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w %{url_effective} http://google.com
This then returns a block of HTML, where one part contains the dynamic number ("XXXX") I need to grab/retrieve:
<script>
window.location='https://foo.com/_mycart?fn=reference&ts=XXXX';
</script>
I thus need to retrieve the value of 'XXXX' and then use it in the curl command aforementioned:
curl "https://foo.com/_mycart?ts=XXXX" -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:65.0) ... "
Hence, what's the best way to store 'XXXX' into a variable and use it in the above command (where 'XXXX' is above)?
Ideally, is it then possible to run all of this in a single command? e.g. using | ?
Thanks so much for your help - I have searched but I am new to curl and not that great at HTML, and just trying to get some efficiency.
Just to clarify, is there a solution that can be done in the Windows command prompt, or another solution without being too complex (e.g. having to know another programming language)?
script html curl
script html curl
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