(VBScript) Example: Http.HttpStr method

Shows how to use the HttpStr method to send an HTTP POST request with the text of a string as the request body. The example sends the following request:

POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
Host: chilkatsoft.com
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 26

{"greeting":"Hello World"}

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

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

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
success = 0

requestBody = "{""greeting"":""Hello World""}"

' This URL echoes the contents of the request body, letting us view it.
url = "https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp"

' Send a POST with the contents of the string in the HTTP request body.
set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpStr("POST",url,requestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("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.
outFile.WriteLine(http.LastHeader)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

' Output:

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

outFile.Close