Visual Basic 6.0 Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Example: Http.HttpSReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpSReq method. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim req As New ChilkatHttpRequest
Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse

'  Specify the details of the HTTP request.
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.ContentType = "application/json"
req.Path = "/echo_request_body.asp"

Dim requestBody As String
requestBody = "{""greeting"":""Hello World""}"
success = req.LoadBodyFromString(requestBody,"utf-8")

'  Send a POST to https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp with a JSON request body.
success = http.HttpSReq("chilkatsoft.com",443,1,req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Response Status Code: " & resp.StatusCode

'  Examine the request we sent.
'  The LastHeader property stores the HTTP request header of the most recent request sent,
'  and in this instance, the response body mirrors the request body.
Debug.Print http.LastHeader
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr

'  Output:

'  POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
'  Host: chilkatsoft.com
'  Content-Type: application/json
'  Content-Length: 26
'  
'  {"greeting":"Hello World"}