Plucker can send POST requests to a host,
just like an HTML form does. It will store the resulting page in the
database. Until a parser can be written to create the requests from
an HTML form they must be built by hand. If you have written or
would be able to write such a parser, contact plucker-dev@rubberchicken.org
POST requests take this form:
http://harvest.weather.com/cgi-bin/3com/avantgo/palmpilot_city_search.pl?city_destination=46552&action=Go"
This URL will get the weather forecast for New Carlisle, In. (zip code 46552). The entry in home.html would be:
<A HREF="http://harvest.weather.com/cgi-bin/3com/avantgo/palmpilot_city_search.pl?city_destination=46552&action=Go">Weather</A><P>
Substitute your zip code to get your local forecast.
To obtain a palm friendly map from mapquest.com takes a little doing.
First point your browser to www.mapquest.com
and follow the directions to get a map of
the area of interest. Then click on the Printer-Friendly Map
link in the left column.
NOTE: These instructions are for Netscape, IE should be similar
When the full page map appears, right click on the map and select
View Image from the menu. After the image (by itself) has
loaded add the current link to your bookmarks and exit your browser.
Open the bookmark file ( /.netscape/bookmarks.html) in a text
editor and find the entry. Mine looked like this:
<A HREF="http://sitemap.mapquest.com/mqmapgend?MQMapGenRequest=FDR2dmwjDE%3bf72g%26FDT7w%7cqut2hr%24.5y8n9u%24%3a%26%40%24%3a%26z%240u6%240u6%24PK%18%19%3dTPWIK,rn061g%26%3dy0du2n%26%40%24%3a%26%40%24%3a1%40" ADD_DATE="965829347" LAST_VISIT="965829337" LAST_MODIFIED="965829337">GIF image 600x600 pixels</A>
Copy the line to another file for editing and open that file. Remove everything from ADD_DATE to the quote(") before >GIF. You can insert plucker options here like MAXWIDTH=300 MAXHEIGHT=300 (to increase the map size on your palm). You may also change the next part (between the > and <). This will be the link that appears on your Plucker Home Page. Mine now looks like this:
<A HREF="http://sitemap.mapquest.com/mqmapgend?MQMapGenRequest=FDR2dmwjDE%3bf72g%26FDT7w%7cqut2hr%24.5y8n9u%24%3a%26%40%24%3a%26z%240u6%240u6%24PK%18%19%3dTPWIK,rn061g%26%3dy0du2n%26%40%24%3a%26%40%24%3a1%40" MAXWIDTH=300 MAXHEIGHT=300>New Carlisle Map</A>
Finally, copy the line into your home.html and pluck your map!
NOTE: In the example above the HREF= part up to the ? is actually the name of a program the server will run for you. The part after the ? contains the parameters for the program.