(Ruby) HTTPS GET using SSL/TLS

To retrieve a resource using SSL/TLS (i.e. HTTPS), simply use a URL that begins with "https://". (This applies to any Chilkat HTTP method that has a URL argument, such as QuickGetStr, GetHead, QuickDeleteStr, etc.)

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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("https://www.paypal.com/")

print html + "\n";