Metacat

import java.util.HashMap;

    /**

     * Send a request to Metacat.  An alternative to the sentData method.

     * Allows for sending multiple parameters with the same name, 

     * different names, or any combo.  Send properties where the entry 

     * key contains the "param value", 

     * and the entry value contains the "param name".  

     * Constraint: param values must be unique.

     *

     * @return InputStream as returned by Metacat

     * @param args Properties of the parameters to be sent to Metacat, where,

     *      key = param value

     *      value = param name

     * @throws java.lang.Exception thrown

     */

    synchronized public InputStream sendParameters(Properties args) throws Exception {

        InputStream                     result = null;

        URL                             url;

        HttpMessage                     httpMsg;

        url = new URL(metacatUrl);

        httpMsg = new HttpMessage(url);

        httpMsg.setCookie("JSESSIONID="+this.sessionId);

        result = httpMsg.sendPostParameters(args);

        return(result);

    }