DataFlex

HTTPS GET URL with URL Encoded Query Params

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Creates a URL with URL encoded query params, and sends an HTTPS GET to the URL. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoSbUrl
    Handle hoSbValue
    Handle hoHttp
    String sResponseBody
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // Create a URL with URL-encoded query params.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbUrl
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbUrl))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbUrl
    End
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbUrl "https://www.example.com/something?" To iSuccess

    // If we know a query param value does not have any special chars requiring URL encoding,
    // just add it.  In this case, there is no need to URL encode "123" because "123" url encoded is still just "123".
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbUrl "abc=123&xyz=" To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbValue
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbValue))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbValue
    End
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbValue "this is a test" To iSuccess

    Get ComAppend Of hoSbUrl "msg=" To iSuccess
    Get ComGetEncoded Of hoSbValue "url" "utf-8" To sTemp1
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbUrl sTemp1 To iSuccess

    // sbUrl contains:  https://www.example.com/something?abc=123&xyz=msg=this%20is%20a%20test
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbUrl To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Send the GET request and get the response body, which is assumed to be text of some sort (HTML, XML, JSON, etc.)
    // (Chilkat automatically decompresses gzipped responses)
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbUrl To sTemp1
    Get ComQuickGetStr Of hoHttp sTemp1 To sResponseBody
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Response Body:"
    Showln sResponseBody


End_Procedure