DataFlex

Load XML from a Remote URL

Demonstrates how to load XML from a remote URL, such as https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.xml DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Variant vSbXml
    Handle hoSbXml
    Handle hoXml
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // This example assumes the Chilkat HTTP 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
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbXml
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbXml))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbXml
    End

    // Download the XML from the URL into sbXml
    Get pvComObject of hoSbXml to vSbXml
    Get ComQuickGetSb Of hoHttp "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.xml" vSbXml To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXml
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXml))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoXml
    End

    // Load the XML contained in sbXml
    Get pvComObject of hoSbXml to vSbXml
    Get ComLoadSb Of hoXml vSbXml True To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoXml To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure