How to obtain POST request parameters

Does anyone know how to obtain POST request parameters after form submit like we can get GET parameters after form submission via {module_url, parameterName}?

"garry.b" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> When using AS3 to generate an HTTP POST request:
>
> var service:HTTPService = new HTTPService ();
> service.url = "
http://localhost:9090/service";
> service.method = "post";
> // service.request = {itemId: "12345"};
> service.send ({itemId: "12345"});
>
> my CherryPy web server complains about unexpected body
parameters:
>
> HTTPError: (400, 'Unexpected body parameters: itemId')
>
> Using Firebug's Network display, its Post tab shows the
following content:
>
> Referer:
http://localhost:8080/log/log-1.0-SNAPSHOT.swf
> Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
> Content-length: 12
>
> itemId=12345
>
> which looks very strange to me as I would expect the
Referer, etc.,
> request
> headers to show up in the Request Headers section and
not as POST body
> content.
> While this could be some Firebug issue, I think the
request message is
> really
> formatted incorrectly. When the web server gets the
request, it does
> recognize
> 'itemId' as a body parameter but then complains that
it's unexpected.
>
> I've googled the error message, studied HTTPService
examples, spent
> several
> hours playing with it and am stumped. Tracy Spratt
suggested setting the
> service 'request' to force a POST and I tried it but am
getting the same
> error.
> How do I make a POST request? Can I get POST data into
the message body?
> Stick with URL parameters only?
What happens if you post to the same service using an html
form?

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