Have finally fizzled out working with ethernet...in need of some help

PaulS:

        //read char by char HTTP request

if (httpRequest.length() < 80) {

}



If the length of the request is less than 80, do nothing. Otherwise do nothing. OK, I see why the length matters. Not.

Where does httpRequest ever get assigned a value other than ""?

I set httpRequest back to nothing just making sure it is empty for the next request, but I guess that really doesn't matter....

I'm not sure what the length limit is for, the code I posted is a modified sketch from: Code - Pastebin.com for controlling an LED via ethernet. I'm trying to modify it to work for my project, and I'm finding a few rough edges along the way.