Re: UnknownHostException

From:
Lew <lew@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:25:17 -0400
Message-ID:
<zYOdne1GsOmzH2HbnZ2dnUVZ_tCrnZ2d@comcast.com>
manoj baba wrote:

I wanna access simple Http [sic] site...

I think ter is an error in the socket obj creation... pls help
urgent...


Unfortunately, Usenet is a terrible place for urgent needs - things proceed at
a more measured pace. It's primary purpose is to serve discussion needs.

You would likely get quicker and better-quality responses if you were to spell
words out in full and use normal punctuation.

import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
public class http


Class names should start with an upper-case letter, by convention.

{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
try
{
OutputStream to_file = new FileOutputStream("f:
temp.txt");


Since you're reading text, i.e., characters, you probably should write the
copy using characters, i.e., with a Writer instead of an OutputStream.

URL url = new URL("http://www.wickedlysmart.com/HeadFirst/


Is this line break in your original code or an artifact of posting to Usenet?

HeadFirstJava/HeadFirstJavaIndex.html");


Y'know, your code would be a /whole/ lot easier to read and analyze if you
would use a standard indentation style (with spaces, not TAB characters). For
Usenet a 2-space indent is sufficient, though some prefer 3- or 4-space
indentation.

String protocol = url.getProtocol();
String host = url.getHost();
int port = url.getPort();
if(port == -1) port = 80;
String filename =url.getFile();
System.out.println(filename+"\n\n");
Socket socket = new Socket(host, port);
InputStream from_server = socket.getInputStream();
PrintWriter to_server = new PrintWriter(socket.getOutputStream());
to_server.print("Get" + filename +"\n\n");


You might need a blank between "Get" and the file name. Will this even work
as you intend?

to_server.flush();
byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
int byte_read;
while((byte_read = from_server.read(buffer)) != -1)
{
to_file.write(buffer,0,byte_read);
System.out.print((char)byte_read);


This debug output will fubar on multi-byte encodings. Logger libraries are
superior to System.out for this purpose.

}
socket.close();
to_file.close();

}
catch(Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}

}
}

Output:

C:\java\bin>java Http


The case of this class invocation doesn't match the case of the class
invocation. That's an error.

/HeadFirst/HeadFirstJava/HeadFirstJavaIndex.html

java.net.UnknownHostException: www.wickedlysmart.com
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:177)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:364)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:507)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:457)
at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:365)
at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:178)
at Http.main(Http.java:20)


Which line is line 20?

C:\java\bin>

the output file f:\temp.txt is created but empty...:(
pls help out from this error...


Let's analyze the error, shall we? Presumably the error occurred on the "new
Socket()" line. This constructor is documented to throw

UnknownHostException - if the IP address of the host could not be determined.


(You've read this, presumably.)

So, your system is unable to resolve the address in question. Can you reach
it with your browser? Perhaps the DNS isn't working as you expect.

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Lew

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