DataFlex Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

HTTP POST with Binary Data in Request Body

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Do an HTTPS POST with a binary request body. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Handle hoFac
    Variant hoReqBody
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    Integer iResponseStatusCode
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComCkFileAccess)) To hoFac
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoFac))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoFac
    End

    Get ComReadEntireFile Of hoFac "qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf" To hoReqBody

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpBinary Of hoHttp "POST" "https://example.com/something" vReqBody "application/pdf" vResp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iResponseStatusCode
    Showln "Status code: " iResponseStatusCode

    //  For example, if the response is XML, JSON, HTML, etc.
    Showln "response body:"
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure