(MFC) HTTPS Upload File to Web Server

Uploads a file to a web server using HTTPS.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkHttpRequest.h>
#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.

    //  The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
    //  always be explicitly set.
    CkHttpRequest req;
    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_Path("/receiveMyUpload.aspx");
    req.put_ContentType("multipart/form-data");

    req.AddStringForUpload("fileA","fileA.txt","This is the contents of file A","utf-8");
    bool success = req.AddFileForUpload("starfish.jpg","qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(req.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkHttp http;

    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  IMPORTANT:
    //  HTTP uploads require a counterpart implementation on the server, written in any desired language
    //  such as C#, Classic ASP, PHP, etc., which consumes the upload being sent.
    //  See: ASP.NET Receive Upload
    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  Do the upload.
    bool useSslTls = true;
    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.SynchronousRequest("www.example.com",443,useSslTls,req);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

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

    delete resp;


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }