Delphi ActiveX

Transition from Http.PFile to Http.HttpFile

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PFile method calls with HttpFile. 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;
localFilePath: WideString;
contentType: WideString;
responseObj: IChilkatHttpResponse;
responseOut: TChilkatHttpResponse;

begin
success := 0;

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

verb := 'POST';
url := 'https://example.com/';
localFilePath := 'c:/temp/requestBodyContent.dat';
contentType := 'application/octet-stream';

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The PFile method is deprecated:

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

// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using HttpFile.
// 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.HttpFile(verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,responseOut.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
end;