[python-win32] cgi fieldstorage

[Tim Roberts]

kNish wrote:
> Hi,
>
>        to get a text field value from a php page, getvalue function is used.
>
>        .
>        .
>        form = cgi.FieldStorage()
>        artist = form.getvalue('artist')
>   

Well, that's one way.  You can also use form['artist'].value, which is
the style I've seen most often.  You can use whichever one makes sense
to you.

>        To get a value from a drop down box, what function should be used.
>   

It's exactly the same.  HTTP GET and POST data doesn't know what kind of
field it was.  It's just a list of name=value pairs

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