(Classic ASP) QR Code Generator via api.qrserver.com REST API

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Demonstrates how to generate a QR code using the api.qrserver.com REST API service.

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

For more information, see https://goqr.me/api/doc/create-qr-code/

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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")

' Send the following GET request to get a binary response.
' The body of the binary response contains the image data for the QR code.
' https://api.qrserver.com/v1/create-qr-code/?data=[URL-encoded-text]&size=[pixels]x[pixels]

set queryParams = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("data","Hello World")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("size","100x100")

' Get a PNG file..
' Possible formats are:
' png
' gif
' jpeg
' jpg
' svg
' eps
' Case matters.  Use lowercase.
success = queryParams.UpdateString("format","png")

' Send the GET request to an endpoint.
' Chilkat will add the url-encoded query params passed in the JSON.
set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpParams("GET","https://api.qrserver.com/v1/create-qr-code/",queryParams,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Did it succeed?
If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    ' The response body, if anything, would not be the image data, but would likely be the error text (or HTML, or whatever...)
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.BodyStr) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response status = " & resp.StatusCode) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Success if we get here..
' Save the binary body as the PNG file, or you can get the bytes of the PNG..
success = resp.SaveBodyBinary("c:/temp/qa_output/qr_code.png")

' Or get the bytes:
set bd = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
success = resp.GetBodyBd(bd)
' Use the bytes in bd...
' See the online reference documentation for the function to access the bytes directly.

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Success.") & "</pre>"

%>
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