(Visual FoxPro) HTTP GET with utf-8 URL Encoded Query Params

Demonstrates how to build URLs where query param values can be either URL encoded from the utf-8 representation, or from another charset such as windows-1252.

Note: This example uses the new DecodeAndAppend method added in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

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LOCAL lcNameWindows1252UrlEncoded
LOCAL loSb1
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loSbUrl
LOCAL lcResponseBody

* We have the string "MÆRSK".

* This is the URL encoding of the windows-1252 representation.
lcNameWindows1252UrlEncoded = "M%C6RSK"

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder')
loSb1 = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
lnSuccess = loSb1.DecodeAndAppend(lcNameWindows1252UrlEncoded,"url","windows-1252")

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.Http')
loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

* Here's how to send an HTTP GET where the param is the utf-8 representation that is URL encoded.
* For example:  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=M%C3%A6RSK

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder')
loSbUrl = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')

loSbUrl.Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
loSbUrl.Append(loSb1.GetEncoded("url","utf-8"))
? loSbUrl.GetAsString()

lcResponseBody = loHttp.QuickGetStr(loSbUrl.GetAsString())

* Here's how to send an HTTP GET where the param is the windows-1252 representation that is URL encoded.
* For example:  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=M%E6RSK

loSbUrl.Clear()
loSbUrl.Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
loSbUrl.Append(loSb1.GetEncoded("url","windows-1252"))
? loSbUrl.GetAsString()

lcResponseBody = loHttp.QuickGetStr(loSbUrl.GetAsString())

RELEASE loSb1
RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loSbUrl