(SQL Server) Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @strXml nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @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".
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Content-Type', 'text/xml'

    -- Maybe you need other headers?
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Accept', 'text/xml'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'PostXml', @resp OUT, 'https://www.somewebsite.com/', @strXml, 'utf-8'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        RETURN
      END

    -- Examine the response status code:

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'response status code = ' + @iTmp0

    -- Examine the response body:

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'response body: ' + @sTmp0

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp


    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http


END
GO