(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 <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkHttp http;

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

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

    CkHttpResponse *responseObj = http.PFile(verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,false,false);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // ...
    // ...

    delete 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.

    CkHttpResponse responseOut;
    bool success = http.HttpFile(verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,responseOut);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }
    }