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Visual Basic 6.0

Send XMLHttpRequest using PUT, GET, DELETE, or any HTTP Request Method

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The PostXml method is the easiest way to send an XMLHttpRequest using the POST HTTP verb (which is by far the most common). To use a different HTTP request method (such as PUT, GET, DELETE, etc.), the SynchronousRequest method should be called. It provides more flexibility in constructing the exact HTTP request desired.

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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' The XML sent in the body of the request is application
' specified -- it should contain whatever the server-side
' application is expecting..
Dim xmlStr As String
xmlStr = "<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?><appXml><something>123</something></appXml>"

' If the service endpoint is  "http://www.chilkatsoft.com/xmlEcho.asp",
' then we have the following arguments to be passed to
' HttpSReq:
Dim endpointDomain As String
endpointDomain = "www.chilkatsoft.com"
Dim endpointPort As Long
endpointPort = 443
Dim endpointSsl As Long
endpointSsl = 1

' Prepare the HTTP request object:
Dim req As New ChilkatHttpRequest
req.Path = "/xmlEcho.asp"

' This example will use the "PUT" HTTP request method
' (also known as HTTP verb)
req.HttpVerb = "PUT"
req.ContentType = "text/xml"
req.Charset = "utf-8"
success = req.LoadBodyFromString(xmlStr,"utf-8")

Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpSReq(endpointDomain,endpointPort,endpointSsl,req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' The raw HTTP request sent by the above call is:

' PUT /xmlEcho.asp HTTP/1.1
' Content-Type: text/xml
' Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
' Content-Length: 81
' 
' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><appXml><something>123</something></appXml>

' Examine the Body of the HTTP response
' This would be the XML response sent by the server.
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr