(MFC) Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkHttp http;

    const char *strXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=\"https://xyz.com\"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>";

    //  Choose a content-type.  Typical content types for XML POSTs are "application/xml" or "text/xml".
    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","text/xml");

    //  Maybe you need other headers?
    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","text/xml");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostXml("https://www.somewebsite.com/",strXml,"utf-8");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Examine the response status code:
    strOut.append("response status code = ");
    strOut.appendInt(resp->get_StatusCode());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    //  Examine the response body:
    strOut.append("response body: ");
    strOut.append(resp->bodyStr());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    delete resp;


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }