(Go) REST File Upload (multipart/form-data)

Demonstrates how to upload a file using multipart/form-data.

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

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    // Connect to the HTTP server using TLS.
    bTls := true
    port := 443
    bAutoReconnect := true
    // Make sure to replace "www.chilkatsoft.com" with your domain..
    success := rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        return
    }

    fileStream := chilkat.NewStream()
    fileStream.SetSourceFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/form-data")

    rest.SetPartSelector("1")
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","image/jpg")
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=\"filename\"; filename=\"starfish.jpg\"")
    rest.SetMultipartBodyStream(fileStream)
    rest.SetPartSelector("0")

    responseBody := rest.FullRequestMultipart("POST","/the_uri_path_to_receive_the_upload")
    if rest.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        fileStream.DisposeStream()
        return
    }

    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 200 {
        fmt.Println("Received error response code: ", rest.ResponseStatusCode())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        fileStream.DisposeStream()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("File uploaded")

    rest.DisposeRest()
    fileStream.DisposeStream()