Document-Based Queries

Document-based queries pass short strings of information to a server utilizing the HTML QUERY_STRING variable associated with the GET method of information delivery. This method is typically used for search requests or other short lookup operations.

Print Resources:

• HTML for Dummies. Ed Tittel and Steve James. IDG Books. Foster City, CA. 1995. (ISBN 1-56884-330-5)

W3E References:

FORM

METHOD is one of two key attributes within the FORM tag utilized to solicit HTML input.

Detail:

With document-based queries, all of the field names and values are concatenated into a single string in which the search values follow a question mark "?" after the URL indicating the location of the search program, for example: http://twelve.srv.lycos.com/cgi-bin/pursuit?query=document-based+queries

Document-based queries are one of two methods of passing information from a browser to a Web server. The other is associated with the CONTENT_LENGTH variable and the METHOD=POST information passing. In that model each element on a fill-in form is returned as a separate data body, allowing for longer entries.