HTTP POST Twitter Status Update

Demonstrates how to send a status update to Twitter. (i.e. post a tweet)

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// Needs #include <CkHttp.h>
// Needs #include <CkHttpRequest.h>
// Needs #include <CkHttpResponse.h>

    CkString strOut;

    CkHttp http;

    bool success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Set the login/password for Twitter Authentication:
    http.put_Login("myLogin");
    http.put_Password("myPassword");

    CkHttpRequest req;
    req.AddParam("user","myUsername");
    req.AddParam("status","The text of my status update / tweet");

    CkHttpResponse *response = 0;
    response = http.PostUrlEncoded("http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml",req);
    if (response == 0 ) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
    }
    else {
        if (response->get_StatusCode() == 200) {
            strOut.append("Tweet Successful!");
            strOut.append("\r\n");
        }
        else {
            strOut.append(response->bodyStr());
            strOut.append("\r\n");
        }

        delete response;
    }



    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());