C++

HTTP POST with Binary Data in Request Body

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Do an HTTPS POST with a binary request body. C++

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    CkFileAccess fac;

    CkByteData reqBody;
    success = fac.ReadEntireFile("qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf",reqBody);

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpBinary("POST","https://example.com/something",reqBody,"application/pdf",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int responseStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Status code: " << responseStatusCode << "\r\n";

    //  For example, if the response is XML, JSON, HTML, etc.
    std::cout << "response body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << resp.bodyStr() << "\r\n";
    }