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multipart/form-data HTTP POST

Demonstrates how to construct and send a multipart/form-data HTTP POST.

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#include <CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <CkBinDataW.h>
#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    //  Sends the following multipart/form-data POST:

    //  POST /xyz/something HTTP/1.1
    //  Host: domain
    //  Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=------------090708030009010000030901
    //  Content-Length: 2220
    //  
    //  --------------090708030009010000030901
    //  Content-Disposition: form-data; name="param1"
    //  
    //  value1
    //  --------------090708030009010000030901
    //  Content-Disposition: form-data; name="param2"
    //  
    //  value2
    //  --------------090708030009010000030901
    //  Content-Disposition: form-data; name="starfish20"; filename="starfish20.jpg"
    //  Content-Type: image/jpeg
    //  
    //  JPEG DATA HERE...
    //  --------------090708030009010000030901
    //  Content-Disposition: form-data; name="helloWorld"; filename="helloWorld.pdf"
    //  Content-Type: application/pdf
    //  
    //  PDF DATA HERE...
    //  --------------090708030009010000030901
    //  Content-Disposition: form-data; name="tinyA"; filename="tinyA.xml"
    //  Content-Type: text/xml
    //  
    //  XML DATA HERE...
    //  --------------090708030009010000030901--
    //  

    CkHttpRequestW req;
    req.put_HttpVerb(L"POST");
    req.put_ContentType(L"multipart/form-data");
    req.put_Path(L"/xyz/something");

    req.AddParam(L"param1",L"value1");
    req.AddParam(L"param2",L"value2");

    //  Add some small files to the request. (Small so we can see what the full request looks like without too much data..)
    CkBinDataW bd;
    success = bd.LoadFile(L"qa_data/jpg/starfish20.jpg");
    req.AddBdForUpload(L"starfish20",L"starfish20.jpg",bd,L"image/jpeg");

    success = bd.LoadFile(L"qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf");
    req.AddBdForUpload(L"helloWorld",L"helloWorld.pdf",bd,L"application/pdf");

    success = bd.LoadFile(L"qa_data/xml/tinyA.xml");
    req.AddBdForUpload(L"tinyA",L"tinyA.xml",bd,L"text/xml");

    CkHttpW http;

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpSReq(L"example.com",443,true,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"HTTP response status: %d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());

    wprintf(L"Received:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.bodyStr());
    }