(Delphi ActiveX) Example: Http.HttpFile method

Shows how to use the HttpFile method to send an HTTP POST request with the contents of a file as the request body. The example sends the following request:

POST /api/v1/sites/123/deploys HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: application/zip
Content-Length: 123456

[binary data bytes of data.zip]

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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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;
localFilePath: WideString;
url: WideString;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;

begin
success := 0;

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

localFilePath := 'C:/example/zips/data.zip';
url := 'https://example.com/api/v1/sites/123/deploys';

// Send a POST with the contents of the file in the binary HTTP request body.
resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpFile('POST',url,localFilePath,'application/zip',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code: ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);
end;