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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.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loRest = createobject("CkRest")

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

// Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
llBTls = .T.
lnPort = 443
llBAutoReconnect = .T.
llSuccess = loRest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",lnPort,llBTls,llBAutoReconnect)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loRest
    return
endif

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

lcResponseStr = loRest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/echoPost.asp")
if (loRest.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loRest
    return
endif

// When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
if (loRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
    // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    ? "response status code = " + str(loRest.ResponseStatusCode)
    ? "response status text = " + loRest.ResponseStatusText
    ? "response header: " + loRest.ResponseHeader
    ? "response body (if any): " + lcResponseStr
    ? "---"
    ? "LastRequestStartLine: " + loRest.LastRequestStartLine
    ? "LastRequestHeader: " + loRest.LastRequestHeader
    release loRest
    return
endif

? lcResponseStr
? "Success."


release loRest