Xbase++

REST File Upload (multipart/form-data)

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Demonstrates how to upload a file using multipart/form-data. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBTls
LOCAL nPort
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL oFileStream
LOCAL cResponseBody

nSuccess := 0

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

oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

//  Connect to the HTTP server using TLS.
nBTls := 1
nPort := 443
nBAutoReconnect := 1
//  Make sure to replace "www.chilkatsoft.com" with your domain..
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com", nPort, nBTls, nBAutoReconnect)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oFileStream := CreateObject("Chilkat.Stream")
oFileStream:SourceFile := "qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg"

oRest:AddHeader("Content-Type", "multipart/form-data")

oRest:PartSelector := "1"
oRest:AddHeader("Content-Type", "image/jpg")
oRest:AddHeader("Content-Disposition", 'form-data; name="filename"; filename="starfish.jpg"')
oRest:SetMultipartBodyStream(oFileStream)
oRest:PartSelector := "0"

cResponseBody := oRest:FullRequestMultipart("POST", "/the_uri_path_to_receive_the_upload")
IF (oRest:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    oFileStream:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

IF (oRest:ResponseStatusCode != 200)
    ? "Received error response code: " + Str(oRest:ResponseStatusCode)
    oRest:destroy()
    oFileStream:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "File uploaded"

oRest:destroy()
oFileStream:destroy()