Using the HTML Tool

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HTML is a network tool that lets you obtain full header information and the page data from a Web server. This information also includes possible cookies.

You can use the HTML tool to debug your Web sites.

To use the HTML tool, do the following:

1.Select the HTML tab.

 

2.Enter in the URL text box the Web address of the Web page you want to query. This must be a specific Web site file (for example, http://hostname/page or hostname/page).

 

The drop-down list shows the previous Web addresses for which you have sent a HTML request.

 

3.Set in the Options dialog box any of the options you want to use:

 

Get from the wire

 

When this option is checked, the HTML tool gets the data from the wire even if it is locally cached.

 

Do not cache

 

When this option is checked, the HTML tool does not cache the data, either locally or in any gateways.

 

Full header information

 

When this option is checked, the HTML tool displays full header information.

 

Page data

 

When this option is checked, the HTML tool displays the page data.

 

4.Click the Start button.

 

The results of the query appear in the Response area. If the specified host does not have a Web server, the HTML tool displays the message:

No server found there.

Tip: You can right-click the Response area to display the pop-up menu.

HTML example:

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