Question

Is it possible to perform a HTTP Request with specific header fields (like ‘referer’, ‘cookies’ or ‘User-Agent’) using Windows Script Host or any other Windows scripting technology??

Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes (VBScript) :-

Dim oWinHTTP   Set oWinHTTP = CreateObject('WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1')  oWinHTTP.Open 'GET', 'http://remoteserver/thing.ext', False oWinHTTP.SetRequestHeader 'User-Agent', 'My Agent String' oWinHTTP.Send 

Using WinHttp gives you the greatest level of control, you can use MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP.3.0 if you want more effeciently access any XML DOM sent. Using the standard MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0 component goes throught WinINet at gives you the users proxy settings and cookie store etc, but reduces your control over the conversation.