Classic ASP

Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML.

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
success = 0

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

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

strXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=""https://xyz.com""><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>"

' Maybe you need other headers?
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/xml"

set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpStr("POST","https://www.somewebsite.com/",strXml,"utf-8","application/xml",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Examine the response status code:
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response status code = " & resp.StatusCode) & "</pre>"

' Examine the response body:
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response body: " & resp.BodyStr) & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>