Visual Basic 6.0

HTTP GET with Non-USASCII Query Params

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This example illustrates how query parameters in a URL are typically encoded and transmitted. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

' This example assumes the Chilkat HTTP API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' First, let's load the string "Grünhöfer GmbH" from a file.  (This is a fictitious company name.)
' The file uses the utf-8 charset encoding.
Dim sbCompanyName As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbCompanyName.LoadFile("qa_data/txt/companyName.txt","utf-8")
' Assuming success for this example...

' We'll send an HTTP GET request to https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name={company name}

' When sending an HTTP GET request with query parameters that contain accented characters 
' (e.g., umlauts: ä, ö, ü), they must be percent-encoded (URL encoded) to ensure proper transmission and 
' interpretation by the server.  This is based on their UTF-8 byte values.
Dim sbUrl As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbUrl.Append("https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name=")
success = sbUrl.Append(sbCompanyName.GetEncoded("url","utf-8"))

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' Send the following HTTP GET request:

' GET /example?company_name=Gr%C3%BCnh%C3%B6fer%20GmbH HTTP/1.1
' Host: chilkatsoft.com
' Accept: */*
' Accept-Encoding: gzip

Dim sbResponse As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponse)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "response status code: " & http.LastStatus
Debug.Print sbResponse.GetAsString()