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POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

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Demonstrates how to send a POST with query params (x-www-form-urlencoded) using the Chilkat REST object. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBTls
LOCAL nPort
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL cResponseStr

nSuccess := 0

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

oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

//  This example will send to https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp

//  Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
nBTls := 1
nPort := 443
nBAutoReconnect := 1
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com", nPort, nBTls, nBAutoReconnect)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Provide query params.
oRest:AddQueryParam("firstName", "John")
oRest:AddQueryParam("lastName", "Doe")
oRest:AddQueryParam("company", "Bisco Bits Ltd.")

cResponseStr := oRest:FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST", "/echoPost.asp")
IF (oRest:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
IF (oRest:ResponseStatusCode != 200)
    //  Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    ? "response status code = " + Str(oRest:ResponseStatusCode)
    ? "response status text = " + oRest:ResponseStatusText
    ? "response header: " + oRest:ResponseHeader
    ? "response body (if any): " + cResponseStr
    ? "---"
    ? "LastRequestStartLine: " + oRest:LastRequestStartLine
    ? "LastRequestHeader: " + oRest:LastRequestHeader
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? cResponseStr
? "Success."

oRest:destroy()