GetHostNameFromURL (open)

Derive the hostname from a URL

Syntax

LOADLIB "wh::internet/urls.whlib";

STRING FUNCTION GetHostNameFromURL(STRING url)

Parameters

STRING url

String with the URL to use

Return value

STRING

String with the hostname stripped from the URL

Description

Try to derive the hostname from a URL, by stripping 'http://' and everything from '/' or ':' Assumes url is of the form "http://hostname/abc" or "http://hostname:port/def"