(C) Transition from Http.PFile to Http.HttpFile

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PFile method calls with HttpFile.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    const char *verb;
    const char *url;
    const char *localFilePath;
    const char *contentType;
    HCkHttpResponse responseObj;
    HCkHttpResponse responseOut;
    BOOL success;

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    verb = "POST";
    url = "https://example.com/";
    localFilePath = "c:/temp/requestBodyContent.dat";
    contentType = "application/octet-stream";

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The PFile method is deprecated:

    responseObj = CkHttp_PFile(http,verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,FALSE,FALSE);
    if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    // ...
    // ...

    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(responseObj);

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Do the equivalent using HttpFile.
    // Your application creates a new, empty HttpResponse object which is passed 
    // in the last argument and filled upon success.

    responseOut = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpFile(http,verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,responseOut);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(responseOut);
        return;
    }



    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(responseOut);

    }