Delphi ActiveX

Transition from Http.PBinaryBd to Http.HttpBd

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PBinaryBd method calls with HttpBd. Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
verb: WideString;
url: WideString;
bdRequestBody: TChilkatBinData;
contentType: WideString;
responseObj: IChilkatHttpResponse;
responseOut: TChilkatHttpResponse;

begin
success := 0;

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

verb := 'POST';
url := 'https://example.com/';
bdRequestBody := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
contentType := 'application/octet-stream';

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The PBinaryBd method is deprecated:

responseObj := http.PBinaryBd(verb,url,bdRequestBody.ControlInterface,contentType,0,0);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

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

responseOut := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpBd(verb,url,bdRequestBody.ControlInterface,contentType,responseOut.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
end;