(PowerBuilder) Example: Http.HttpReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpReq method.

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

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Req
oleobject loo_Resp

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
li_Success = 0

// This example will send an HTTP POST with the body of the HTTP request containing JSON.

// Create the following JSON: { "name": "Harry", "state": "FL" }

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("name","Harry")
loo_Json.UpdateString("state","FL")

// Specify the details of the request
loo_Req = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Req.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")

loo_Req.HttpVerb = "POST"
loo_Req.ContentType = "application/json"
loo_Req.LoadBodyFromString(loo_Json.Emit(),"utf-8")

// Send the charset attribute in the HTTP request header.
loo_Req.SendCharset = 1
loo_Req.Charset = "utf-8"

// Send the POST
// You can send the POST to the URL below.  
// The response will contain the raw body of the request that was sent.
// (i.e. everything except the HTTP request header).

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

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpReq("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp",loo_Req,loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Req
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

// Examine the HTTP request header we sent:
Write-Debug loo_Http.LastHeader

// The response body contains the raw content of the HTTP request body we sent.
Write-Debug loo_Resp.BodyStr

// Sample output:

// POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
// Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
// Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
// Content-Length: 29
// 
// 
// {"name":"Harry","state":"FL"}


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Req
destroy loo_Resp