(Delphi DLL) Transition from Http.PFile to Http.HttpFile

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PFile method calls with HttpFile.

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, HttpResponse, Http;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: HCkHttp;
verb: PWideChar;
url: PWideChar;
localFilePath: PWideChar;
contentType: PWideChar;
responseObj: HCkHttpResponse;
responseOut: HCkHttpResponse;
success: Boolean;

begin
http := CkHttp_Create();

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

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

responseObj := CkHttp_PFile(http,verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,False,False);
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

CkHttpResponse_Dispose(responseObj);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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 := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpFile(http,verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,responseOut);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(responseOut);

end;