(Unicode C) 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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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpW http;
    const wchar_t *verb;
    const wchar_t *url;
    const wchar_t *localFilePath;
    const wchar_t *contentType;
    HCkHttpResponseW responseObj;
    HCkHttpResponseW responseOut;
    BOOL success;

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

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

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

    responseObj = CkHttpW_PFile(http,verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,FALSE,FALSE);
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    // ...
    // ...

    CkHttpResponseW_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 = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpFile(http,verb,url,localFilePath,contentType,responseOut);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(responseOut);
        return;
    }



    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(responseOut);

    }