PowerBuilder

Transition from Http.PostJson to Http.HttpStr

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PostJson method calls with HttpStr. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_Url
string ls_JsonText
oleobject loo_ResponseObj
oleobject loo_ResponseOut

li_Success = 0

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

ls_Url = "https://example.com/something"
ls_JsonText = "{ ... }"

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The PostJson method is deprecated:

loo_ResponseObj = loo_Http.PostJson(ls_Url,ls_JsonText)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

// ...
// ...

destroy loo_ResponseObj

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

loo_ResponseOut = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_ResponseOut.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpStr("POST",ls_Url,ls_JsonText,"utf-8","application/json",loo_ResponseOut)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_ResponseOut
    return
end if



destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_ResponseOut