(PowerShell) Transition from Http.PostUrlEncoded to Http.HttpReq

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PostUrlEncoded method calls with HttpReq.

Sends the following raw HTTP request:

POST /echoPost.asp HTTP/1.1
Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 50

company=example&ip=111.111.111.111&url=example.com

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

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

$url = "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp"

$req = New-Object Chilkat.HttpRequest
$req.AddParam("company","example")
$req.AddParam("ip","111.111.111.111")
$req.AddParam("url","example.com")

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The PostUrlEncoded method is deprecated:

$responseObj = $http.PostUrlEncoded($url,$req)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# ...
# ...

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

$req2 = New-Object Chilkat.HttpRequest
$req2.AddParam("company","example")
$req2.AddParam("ip","111.111.111.111")
$req2.AddParam("url","example.com")

$req2.HttpVerb = "POST"
$req2.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpReq($url,$req2,$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Results are contained in the HTTP response object...