DataFlex

HTTP POST with XML Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a XML body. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Handle hoXml
    Variant vSbRequestBody
    Handle hoSbRequestBody
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

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

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST https://example.com/StockQuote \
    //   -H "Host: www.example.org" \
    //   -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" \
    //   -H "SOAPAction: http://www.example.org/StockPrice" \
    //   -d '<?xml version="1.0"?>
    // 
    // <soap:Envelope
    // xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"
    // soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
    // 
    // <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
    //   <m:GetStockPrice>
    //     <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    //   </m:GetStockPrice>
    // </soap:Body>
    // 
    // </soap:Envelope>'

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML:
    // Generate Code to Create XML

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
    // to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // The following XML is sent in the request body.

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    // <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
    //     <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
    //         <m:GetStockPrice>
    //             <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    //         </m:GetStockPrice>
    //     </soap:Body>
    // </soap:Envelope>
    // 

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXml
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXml))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoXml
    End
    Set ComTag Of hoXml To "soap:Envelope"
    Get ComAddAttribute Of hoXml "xmlns:soap" "http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddAttribute Of hoXml "soap:encodingStyle" "http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "soap:Body" True "xmlns:m" "http://www.example.org/stock" To iSuccess
    Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "soap:Body|m:GetStockPrice|m:StockName" "IBM"

    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "SOAPAction" "http://www.example.org/StockPrice"
    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Host" "www.example.org"
    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Content-Type" "application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8"

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbRequestBody
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbRequestBody))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbRequestBody
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
    Get ComGetXmlSb Of hoXml vSbRequestBody To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpSb Of hoHttp "POST" "https://example.com/StockQuote" vSbRequestBody "utf-8" "application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" 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 iTemp1
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure