DataFlex

POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

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Demonstrates how to send a POST with query params (x-www-form-urlencoded) using the Chilkat REST object. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoRest
    Boolean iBTls
    Integer iPort
    Boolean iBAutoReconnect
    String sResponseStr
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRest)) To hoRest
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRest))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoRest
    End

    // This example will send to https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp

    // Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
    Move True To iBTls
    Move 443 To iPort
    Move True To iBAutoReconnect
    Get ComConnect Of hoRest "www.chilkatsoft.com" iPort iBTls iBAutoReconnect To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Provide query params.
    Get ComAddQueryParam Of hoRest "firstName" "John" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddQueryParam Of hoRest "lastName" "Doe" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddQueryParam Of hoRest "company" "Bisco Bits Ltd." To iSuccess

    Get ComFullRequestFormUrlEncoded Of hoRest "POST" "/echoPost.asp" To sResponseStr
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoRest To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
    Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 200) Begin
        // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
        Showln "response status code = " iTemp1
        Get ComResponseStatusText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "response status text = " sTemp1
        Get ComResponseHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "response header: " sTemp1
        Showln "response body (if any): " sResponseStr
        Showln "---"
        Get ComLastRequestStartLine Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "LastRequestStartLine: " sTemp1
        Get ComLastRequestHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "LastRequestHeader: " sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln sResponseStr
    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure