Delphi ActiveX

HTTP GET with Non-USASCII Query Params

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This example illustrates how query parameters in a URL are typically encoded and transmitted. Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
sbCompanyName: TChilkatStringBuilder;
sbUrl: TChilkatStringBuilder;
http: TChilkatHttp;
sbResponse: TChilkatStringBuilder;

begin
success := 0;

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

// First, let's load the string "Grünhöfer GmbH" from a file.  (This is a fictitious company name.)
// The file uses the utf-8 charset encoding.
sbCompanyName := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
success := sbCompanyName.LoadFile('qa_data/txt/companyName.txt','utf-8');
// Assuming success for this example...

// We'll send an HTTP GET request to https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name={company name}

// When sending an HTTP GET request with query parameters that contain accented characters 
// (e.g., umlauts: ä, ö, ü), they must be percent-encoded (URL encoded) to ensure proper transmission and 
// interpretation by the server.  This is based on their UTF-8 byte values.
sbUrl := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbUrl.Append('https://chilkatsoft.com/example?company_name=');
sbUrl.Append(sbCompanyName.GetEncoded('url','utf-8'));

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Send the following HTTP GET request:

// GET /example?company_name=Gr%C3%BCnh%C3%B6fer%20GmbH HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com
// Accept: */*
// Accept-Encoding: gzip

sbResponse := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
success := http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponse.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('response status code: ' + IntToStr(http.LastStatus));
Memo1.Lines.Add(sbResponse.GetAsString());
end;