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httphead

httphead


Purpose
Perform an HTTP HEAD request.
Synopsis
function httphead(url:string|text, result:string):integer
function httphead(url:string|text, result:string, xhdr:string|text):integer
Arguments
url 
URL to process
result 
File to store the result of the request
xhdr 
Additional headers to add to the request
Return value
HTTP status of the request ( e.g. 200 for success, see HTTP standard specifications for a full list; value 999 indicates that an I/O error occurred during the operation) or the request number (≥1000) if asynchronous mode is active
Further information
The HEAD request is equivalent to a GET request except that no result is returned by the server, only the header can be retrieved (see httpgetheader).
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