Delphi ActiveX

Transition from Http.PText to Http.HttpStr

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PText method calls with HttpStr. 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;
textData: WideString;
charset: WideString;
contentType: WideString;
responseObj: IChilkatHttpResponse;
responseOut: TChilkatHttpResponse;

begin
success := 0;

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

verb := 'PUT';
url := 'https://example.com/';
textData := 'This is the HTTP request body';
charset := 'utf-8';
contentType := 'text/plain';

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The PText method is deprecated:

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

// ...
// ...

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