XMLHTTP / XMLHttpRequest

Shows how to send an XMLHttpRequest POST and get the response. The body of the HTTP request is an XML document.

Download Chilkat HTTP ActiveX

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True)

set req = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

'  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox http.LastErrorText
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Note: You must first replace the domain and path of this example with real values.
'  There is nothing at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/something.asp

'  Build an XMLHTTP request.  The XML passed to UseXmlHttp is sent
'  in the body of the request.
req.UseXmlHttp "<test>This is the XML to be sent</test>"
req.Path = "/something.asp"

'  Send the HTTP POST and get the response.  Note: This is a blocking call.
'  The method does not return until the full HTTP response is received.

domain = "www.chilkatsoft.com"
port = 80
ssl = 0

Set resp = http.SynchronousRequest(domain,port,ssl,req)
If (resp Is Nothing ) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Else
    '  Display the body of the response.
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
End If


outFile.Close