Read/use website raw text for cool stuff (Idea)

Hello, I was wondering if one of you could give me a snippet of reading a websites raw text for a boolean or function. Like I have a page on my site with true or false that way I can make my turtle or computer work over the internet. I know its possible but have lost interest in computercraft and forgot alot and never knew anything about https

this code doesn't work its for better understanding of my question

website = http://www.example.com/cc
if website == "true" then
print("It works!")

You'll want to use http.get

local webHandle = http.get( "http://www.example.com/cc" )
if webHandle then
  print( webHandle.readAll() )
else
  print( "Couldn't connect to website :(/>" )
end

Thankyou. this is a good way for an auto updater!

It always say update found my code is very basic.


version = http.get("http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=9nXEnf7x")
currentVersion = "1.0.0"

if currentVersion ~= version then
print("Update found!")
else
print("No update")

http.get() returns a web handle. You can read data from this handle, but the handle does not directly represent the data itself. Take another look at what Yami's doing in his example, at this article, and at this section.

Ok I updated it.

still doesn't work.
I added

version_read = version.readAll()
then I use version_read in place but still no avail.

version = http.get("http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=9nXEnf7x")
currentVersion = "1.0.0"
version_read = version.readAll()

if currentVersion ~= version_read then
print("Update found!")
else
print("No update")

Try this:

local h, version = http.get( "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=9nXEnf7x" )
if h then
  version = h.readAll()
  print( version )
  if version ~= "1.0.0" then
    print( "Update Found!" )
  else
    print( "No Update Found!" )
  end
else
  print( "Couldn't connect to pastebin!" )
end

What does this print?

Ok it works ty

Why won't this work?
It updates no matter what.

--[[ Login screen ]]--

username = "Admin"
Access = "Login"
password = "password"
currentVersion = "1.3.2"
updateAvailable = "false"
autoUpdate = "true"
os.pullEvent = os.pullEventRaw
--[[ functions ]]--

function startscreen(print)
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
	    print("+========+")
	    print("|Craft OS|")
	    print("+========+")
print("")
print("+=======================+")
print("|Username:			  |")
print("+=======================+")
print("")
print("+=======================+")
print("|Password:			  |")
print("+=======================+")   
print("")
print("Access: "..Access.."")

end

function login()
term.setCursorPos(12,6)
unbox = read()
if unbox == "update" then
autoupdate()
elseif unbox ~= username then
term.setCursorPos(9,13)
print("Incorrect username!")
sleep(2)
shell.run("startup")
else
term.setCursorPos(1,13)
term.setCursorPos(1,13)
term.setCursorPos(12,10)
pwbox = read("*")
if pwbox == password then
term.setCursorPos(1,13)
print("")
term.setCursorPos(1,13)
Access = "Granted!"
print("Access: "..Access.."")
sleep(3)
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
else
os.reboot()
end
end
end
function updateCheck()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Checking for updates...   |")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|						  |")
print("+--------------------------+")
term.setCursorPos(2,5)
textutils.slowPrint("//////////////////////////", 8)
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
h, version = http.get( "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=9nXEnf7x" )
if h then
   version = h.readAll()
   if version ~= currentVersion then
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Update found!			 |")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Version:				  |")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Downloading...		    |")
print("+--------------------------+")
term.setCursorPos(11,5)
print(version)
sleep(3)
shell.run("pastebin run JuYtAwrk")
  else
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Current update owned!	 |")
print("+--------------------------+")
  end
else
  print( "Couldn't connect to pastebin!" )
end
end
updateCheck()
startscreen(print)
login()

A quick shot-in-the-dark guess, but what happens if you switch to h.readLine() instead of h.readAll()? I suspect you're pulling in a linebreak you don't want.

It'd also be a good idea to call h.close() after your read.

Bomb Bloke, on 08 November 2015 - 12:42 PM said:

A quick shot-in-the-dark guess, but what happens if you switch to h.readLine() instead of h.readAll()? I suspect you're pulling in a linebreak you don't want.

It'd also be a good idea to call h.close() after your read.

You actually have to close http handles?

They time out sooner or later if you don't, but there's no point in having them consume resources for longer than they have to.

I get this error with this code

--[[ Login screen ]]--
username = "Admin"
Access = "Login"
password = "password"
currentVersion = "1.3.2"
updateAvailable = "false"
autoUpdate = "true"
os.pullEvent = os.pullEventRaw
--[[ functions ]]--
function startscreen(print)
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
		    print("+========+")
		    print("|Craft OS|")
		    print("+========+")
print("")
print("+=======================+")
print("|Username:						 |")
print("+=======================+")
print("")
print("+=======================+")
print("|Password:						 |")
print("+=======================+")  
print("")
print("Access: "..Access.."")
end
function login()
term.setCursorPos(12,6)
unbox = read()
if unbox == "update" then
autoupdate()
elseif unbox ~= username then
term.setCursorPos(9,13)
print("Incorrect username!")
sleep(2)
shell.run("startup")
else
term.setCursorPos(1,13)
term.setCursorPos(1,13)
term.setCursorPos(12,10)
pwbox = read("*")
if pwbox == password then
term.setCursorPos(1,13)
print("")
term.setCursorPos(1,13)
Access = "Granted!"
print("Access: "..Access.."")
sleep(3)
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
else
os.reboot()
end
end
end
function updateCheck()
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Checking for updates...   |")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|												  |")
print("+--------------------------+")
term.setCursorPos(2,5)
textutils.slowPrint("//////////////////////////", 8)
term.clear()
term.setCursorPos(1,1)
h, version = http.get( "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=9nXEnf7x" )
if h then
   version = h.readLine()
   h.close()
   if version ~= currentVersion then
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Update found!				    |")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Version:								  |")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Downloading...			  |")
print("+--------------------------+")
term.setCursorPos(11,5)
print(version)
sleep(3)
shell.run("pastebin run JuYtAwrk")
  else
print("+--------------------------+")
print("|Current update owned!    |")
print("+--------------------------+")
  end
else
  print( "Couldn't connect to pastebin!" )
end
end
updateCheck()
startscreen(print)
login()

What error do you get if you run it in Minecraft instead of an emulator?

I never tried. been away from my computer just coding on my phone. Ill post results in a bit. thanks never occur'd to me.