(DataFlex) Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoHttp
    String sStrXml
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // This example requires 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

    Move '<TransactionSetup xmlns="https://xyz.com"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>' To sStrXml

    // Choose a content-type.  Typical content types for XML POSTs are "application/xml" or "text/xml".
    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Content-Type" "text/xml"

    // Maybe you need other headers?
    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Accept" "text/xml"

    Get ComPostXml Of hoHttp "https://www.somewebsite.com/" sStrXml "utf-8" To vResp
    If (IsComObject(vResp)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
        Set pvComObject Of hoResp To vResp
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Examine the response status code:
    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln "response status code = " iTemp1

    // Examine the response body:
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln "response body: " sTemp1

    Send Destroy of hoResp


End_Procedure