C

REST File Upload (multipart/form-data)

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Demonstrates how to upload a file using multipart/form-data. C

#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkStream.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkStream fileStream;
    const char *responseBody;

    success = FALSE;

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

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Connect to the HTTP server using TLS.
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    // Make sure to replace "www.chilkatsoft.com" with your domain..
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    fileStream = CkStream_Create();
    CkStream_putSourceFile(fileStream,"qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");

    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","multipart/form-data");

    CkRest_putPartSelector(rest,"1");
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","image/jpg");
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Disposition","form-data; name=\"filename\"; filename=\"starfish.jpg\"");
    CkRest_SetMultipartBodyStream(rest,fileStream);
    CkRest_putPartSelector(rest,"0");

    responseBody = CkRest_fullRequestMultipart(rest,"POST","/the_uri_path_to_receive_the_upload");
    if (CkRest_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkStream_Dispose(fileStream);
        return;
    }

    if (CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 200) {
        printf("Received error response code: %d\n",CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkStream_Dispose(fileStream);
        return;
    }

    printf("File uploaded\n");


    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkStream_Dispose(fileStream);

    }