>
> > On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:08:16 +0000, Isabel Beltran <ibjorda@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > We are trying to use JMeter to load test an application which uses
>HTTP
> > > protocol through the CICS Web Interface to access a legacy 0S/390
> > > application. The HTTP request body contains binary data, it does not
> > contain
> > > name/value pairs. Is there any way that the HTTP request sampler could
> > > accept binay data as the body of the request?.
>
>Sebb wrote:
> > Is this a POST or a GET command?
> > Indeed is it valid HTTP?
>
>HTTP is 8-bit clean, so it's perfectly normal to send a binary payload.
>
We are using valid HTTP protocol to send data with a POST method
> > However, if it is valid HTTP, but
> > the existing samplers don't work, then please raise a bug report.
>
>>From my understanding of JMeter (Version 1.9.x), the HTTP samplers are
>limited to either:
> - URL parameters (GET)
> - name-value variables (POST)
>
>This limits the content body that is sent - for e.g.: an arbitrary MIME
>document can't be sent.
>
>It would be good if all samplers had an option to load an arbitrary file
>from disk as their content body. This would make them somewhat analogous to
>the XML-RPC sampler, where you can just paste in an arbitrary XML document
>as the request content body.
>
>Is there a way to use bean-shell to set the HTTP sampler's content body to
>an arbitrary value?
>
Sebb, according to Sonam, it seems to be a limitation in the HTTP Request
sampler. We would really appreciate the enhancement Sonam proposes, is all
what we need (to load an arbitrary file from disk as the content body). I
will raise an enhancement report in Bugzilla.
>==
>>We needed to support a private protocol which uses text messages over
>>TCPIP. (Not HTTP) I wrote that as a version of the JavaTest Sampler,
>>but in retrospect this was not the best approach.
>>I'd recommend looking at the TCP Sampler as a basis instead.
>>Or you could write it in BeanShell - this is especially useful for
>>prototyping, as you can write a stand-alone script and test that, and
>>then plug it into the sampler.
>Is there a way to use bean-shell to set the HTTP sampler's content body to
>an arbitrary value?
>
Meanwhile, I will try to write it in BeanShell. Could you point us to a good
starting point?. I am completely new in the subject
Thanks in advance, regards
Isabel
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