Checking the HTTP Response Status Code

Simple HTTP GET request to download the HTML of a web page. Check the HTTP response status code (i.e. 200, 404, etc) to see if it downloaded successfully.

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require 'chilkat'

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != true)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

# Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.

html = http.quickGetStr("http://www.google.com/")

status = http.get_LastStatus()

if (status == 200)
    print "status = 200, OK!" + "\n";
else
    print "HTTP Response status = " + status.to_s() + "\n";

    # Display the complete response header.
    print http.lastResponseHeader() + "\n";
end

# Now try a URL where we know we'll get a 404 response:
html = http.quickGetStr("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/NothingHere.html")

status = http.get_LastStatus()

if (status == 200)
    print "status = 200, OK!" + "\n";
else
    print "HTTP Response status = " + status.to_s() + "\n";

    # Display the complete response header.
    print http.lastResponseHeader() + "\n";
end