Visual Basic 6.0

Read the REST Response Header and Status Code

Demonstrates Rest.ReadResponseHeader, which reads the HTTP response status line and header fields after a staged send. The returned integer is the HTTP status code, or -1 if no response was received.

Background. The staged request model separates sending from reading: a SendReq method transmits the request, ReadResponseHeader reads the status line and headers, and a ReadResp method reads the body. This gives fine control over large or streamed messages compared with the single-call full-request methods.

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Dim success As Long
success = 0

Dim rest As New ChilkatRest
Dim bTls As Long
bTls = 1
Dim bAutoReconnect As Long
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

success = rest.SendReqNoBody("GET","/api/items/123")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Read the HTTP response status line and header fields.  The returned integer is the HTTP status
'  code (such as 200, 404, or 500), or -1 if no response was received.
Dim statusCode As Long
statusCode = rest.ReadResponseHeader()
If (statusCode < 0) Then
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Response status code: " & statusCode