WebPatchFromFile

Note: This statement is only used in load test scripts. See Load Testing for more information.

Sends a PATCH command from a file and returns the data received from a web page. If a referrer URL was specified by the WebSetReferrer statement, it is also sent with the request.

This statement uses a specified content type. Use the WebPatch statement to patch from the default application/x-www-form-urlencoded content type.

Syntax

WebPatchFromFile("URL", "ContentType", "Filename")

Arguments

Argument Description
URL URL to send the request to. Only supports http and https protocols. Relative paths are automatically prepended with the %URLROOT% repository variable.
ContentType File content type. Valid content types depend on the web server configuration.
Filename File to send. Use a file path relative to the script or an absolute file path.

Return value

Value Description
Value Data received from the web page.

Example

result = WebPatchFromFile("http://www.wysicorp.com/uploadform.php", "text/plain; charset=UTF-8", "patch.txt")