(Classic ASP) HTTP GET with Non-USASCII Query Params

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This example illustrates how query parameters in a URL are typically encoded and transmitted.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
' This example assumes the Chilkat HTTP API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' First, let's load the string "Grünhöfer GmbH" from a file.  (This is a fictitious company name.)
' The file uses the utf-8 charset encoding.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbCompanyName = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbCompanyName.LoadFile("qa_data/txt/companyName.txt","utf-8")
' Assuming success for this example...

' We'll send an HTTP GET request to https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name={company name}

' When sending an HTTP GET request with query parameters that contain accented characters 
' (e.g., umlauts: ä, ö, ü), they must be percent-encoded (URL encoded) to ensure proper transmission and 
' interpretation by the server.  This is based on their UTF-8 byte values.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbUrl = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbUrl.Append("https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name=")
success = sbUrl.Append(sbCompanyName.GetEncoded("url","utf-8"))

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Send the following HTTP GET request:

' GET /example?company_name=Gr%C3%BCnh%C3%B6fer%20GmbH HTTP/1.1
' Host: chilkatsoft.com
' Accept: */*
' Accept-Encoding: gzip

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponse = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponse)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response status code: " & http.LastStatus) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sbResponse.GetAsString()) & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>