(DataFlex) Example: Http.HttpBd method

Shows how to use the HttpBd method to send an HTTP POST request with the contents of a BinData as the request body. The example sends the following request:

POST /api/v1/sites/123/deploys HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: application/zip
Content-Length: 123456

[binary data bytes of the BinData]

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sLocalFilePath
    Variant vBd
    Handle hoBd
    String sUrl
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    Handle hoHttp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Move "C:/example/zips/data.zip" To sLocalFilePath
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatBinData)) To hoBd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBd
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoBd sLocalFilePath To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoBd To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Move "https://example.com/api/v1/sites/123/deploys" To sUrl

    // Send a POST with the contents of the BinData in the binary HTTP request body.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoBd to vBd
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpBd Of hoHttp "POST" sUrl vBd "application/zip" vResp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln "Response Status Code: " iTemp1
    Showln "Response body:"
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure