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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. Visual FoxPro

LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loRest
LOCAL lnBTls
LOCAL lnPort
LOCAL lnBAutoReconnect
LOCAL lcResponseStr

lnSuccess = 0

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

loRest = CreateObject('Chilkat.Rest')

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

* Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
lnBTls = 1
lnPort = 443
lnBAutoReconnect = 1
lnSuccess = loRest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",lnPort,lnBTls,lnBAutoReconnect)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loRest
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Provide query params.
loRest.AddQueryParam("firstName","John")
loRest.AddQueryParam("lastName","Doe")
loRest.AddQueryParam("company","Bisco Bits Ltd.")

lcResponseStr = loRest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/echoPost.asp")
IF (loRest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loRest
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
IF (loRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) THEN
    * Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    ? "response status code = " + STR(loRest.ResponseStatusCode)
    ? "response status text = " + loRest.ResponseStatusText
    ? "response header: " + loRest.ResponseHeader
    ? "response body (if any): " + lcResponseStr
    ? "---"
    ? "LastRequestStartLine: " + loRest.LastRequestStartLine
    ? "LastRequestHeader: " + loRest.LastRequestHeader
    RELEASE loRest
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? lcResponseStr
? "Success."

RELEASE loRest