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Send HTTPS Get Without Waiting for the Response

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This example demonstrates sending an HTTP GET request without waiting for the response. Unicode C

#include <C_CkRestW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    int maxWaitMs;

    success = FALSE;

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

    rest = CkRestW_Create();

    // Connect to the server using TLS
    bAutoReconnect = FALSE;
    success = CkRestW_Connect(rest,L"example.com",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // Send a GET request to https://example.com/some/path 
    success = CkRestW_SendReqNoBody(rest,L"GET",L"/some/path");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // OK, the request was sent.
    // Close the connection.
    maxWaitMs = 50;
    CkRestW_Disconnect(rest,maxWaitMs);

    wprintf(L"GET Request Sent.\n");


    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);

    }