DataFlex

Transition from Http.PostXml to Http.HttpStr

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PostXml method calls with HttpStr. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    String sUrl
    String sRequestBodyXml
    String sCharset
    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 "<something>...</something>" To sRequestBodyXml
    Move "utf-8" To sCharset

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The PostXml method is deprecated:

    Get ComPostXml Of hoHttp sUrl sRequestBodyXml sCharset 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 HttpStr.
    // 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 hoResponseOut to vResponseOut
    Get ComHttpStr Of hoHttp "POST" sUrl sRequestBodyXml sCharset "application/xml" vResponseOut To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End



End_Procedure