(VB.NET) HTTP POST with Binary Data in Request Body

Do an HTTPS POST with a binary request body.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

Dim fac As New Chilkat.FileAccess

Dim reqBody() As Byte
reqBody = fac.ReadEntireFile("qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf")

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpBinary("POST","https://example.com/something",reqBody,"application/pdf",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim responseStatusCode As Integer = resp.StatusCode
Debug.WriteLine("Status code: " & responseStatusCode)

' For example, if the response is XML, JSON, HTML, etc.
Debug.WriteLine("response body:")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)