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REST File Upload (multipart/form-data)

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

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect to the HTTP server using TLS.
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
# Make sure to replace "www.chilkatsoft.com" with your domain..
success = rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

fileStream = chilkat2.Stream()
fileStream.SourceFile = "qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg"

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/form-data")

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

responseBody = rest.FullRequestMultipart("POST","/the_uri_path_to_receive_the_upload")
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200):
    print("Received error response code: " + str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    sys.exit()

print("File uploaded")