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Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

HTTP SOAP 1.1 Request and Response using POST

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Demonstrates a working SOAP 1.1 request and response using POST with a live server. You may try running this example with the URLs and data provided. See http://secure.smartbearsoftware.com/samples/testcomplete10/webservices/Service.asmx?WSDL for details

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oSoapXml
LOCAL oReq
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oXmlResponse

nSuccess := 0

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

//  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
//  to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
//  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

//  Generate the following XML:

//  <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:smar="http://smartbear.com">
//     <soapenv:Header/>
//     <soapenv:Body>
//        <smar:HelloWorld/>
//     </soapenv:Body>
//  </soapenv:Envelope>

oSoapXml := CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")
oSoapXml:Tag := "soapenv:Envelope"
oSoapXml:AddAttribute("xmlns:soapenv", "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
oSoapXml:AddAttribute("xmlns:smar", "http://smartbear.com")
oSoapXml:UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header", "")
oSoapXml:UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|smar:HelloWorld", "")

? oSoapXml:GetXml()

oReq := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
oReq:HttpVerb := "POST"
oReq:SendCharset := 0
oReq:AddHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8")
oReq:AddHeader("SOAPAction", "http://smartbear.com/HelloWorld")
oReq:Path := "/samples/testcomplete10/webservices/Service.asmx"
nSuccess := oReq:LoadBodyFromString(oSoapXml:GetXml(), "utf-8")

oHttp:FollowRedirects := 1

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpSReq("secure.smartbearsoftware.com", 443, 1, oReq, oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oSoapXml:destroy()
    oReq:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oXmlResponse := CreateObject("Chilkat.Xml")
nSuccess := oXmlResponse:LoadXml(oResp:BodyStr)
? oXmlResponse:GetXml()

//  A successful XML response:

//  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
//  <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
//      <soap:Body>
//          <HelloWorldResponse xmlns="http://smartbear.com">
//              <HelloWorldResult>Hello World</HelloWorldResult>
//          </HelloWorldResponse>
//      </soap:Body>
//  </soap:Envelope>

oHttp:destroy()
oSoapXml:destroy()
oReq:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oXmlResponse:destroy()