PowerBuilder

Transition from Http.PostJson3 to Http.HttpJson

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PostJson3 method calls with HttpJson. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_Url
string ls_ContentType
oleobject loo_Json
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_ContentType = "application/json"
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.LoadFile("C:/temp/requestBody.json")

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The PostJson3 method is deprecated:

loo_ResponseObj = loo_Http.PostJson3(ls_Url,ls_ContentType,loo_Json)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

// ...
// ...

destroy loo_ResponseObj

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using HttpJson.
// 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.HttpJson("POST",ls_Url,loo_Json,ls_ContentType,loo_ResponseOut)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_ResponseOut
    return
end if



destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_ResponseOut