DataFlex

Transition from Http.PostJson3 to Http.HttpJson

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PostJson3 method calls with HttpJson. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    String sUrl
    String sContentType
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    Variant vResponseObj
    Handle hoResponseObj
    Variant vResponseOut
    Handle hoResponseOut
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    Move "https://example.com/something" To sUrl
    Move "application/json" To sContentType
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJson "C:/temp/requestBody.json" To iSuccess

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The PostJson3 method is deprecated:

    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get ComPostJson3 Of hoHttp sUrl sContentType vJson To vResponseObj
    If (IsComObject(vResponseObj)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResponseObj
        Set pvComObject Of hoResponseObj To vResponseObj
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // ...
    // ...

    Send Destroy of hoResponseObj

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResponseOut
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResponseOut))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResponseOut
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get pvComObject of hoResponseOut to vResponseOut
    Get ComHttpJson Of hoHttp "POST" sUrl vJson sContentType vResponseOut To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End



End_Procedure