DODS Programmers Guide -- A.2 Inputs

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A.2 Inputs

The input to a DODS server is contained in an HTTP "GET" request. Unlike a POST, the information in this kind of request is all in the URL. Consequently, examining the parts of a DODS URL will illustrate all the different sorts of requests a DODS server can handle.

Figure A.2 contains a description of the parts of a DODS URL, not including the "Constraint Expression." The constraint expression and the parts of the DODS URL are described in detail in The OPeNDAP User Guide and The OPeNDAP User Guide.

> http://dods.gso.uri.edu/cgi-bin/nph-nc/data/fnoc1.nc.das
   ^     ^                        ^      ^    ^        ^
   |     |                        |      |    |        |
Protocol |                        |      |    |        |
Machine Name                      |      |    |        |
Server-----------------------------      |    |        |
Directory---------------------------------    |        |
Filename---------------------------------------        |
URL Suffix----------------------------------------------

Parts of a DODS URL (without a constraint expression)

Tom Sgouros, July 2, 2004