Perl

HTTP multipart/form-data Upload

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Demonstrates how to upload files to an HTTP server using a multipart/form-data POST. Perl

use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

$req = chilkat::CkHttpRequest->new();
$req->put_HttpVerb("POST");
$req->put_ContentType("multipart/form-data");
$req->put_Path("rcvFormDataUpload.aspx");

# Send an "Expect: 100-continue" header in the request.
# This causes the HTTP server to end a 100-continue response
# immediately after receiving the HTTP header.  The client
# (Chilkat) will receive this intermediate response, and if
# it's not an error response, it knows that the HTTP server will
# accept the data that is forthcoming.
# The alternative is to get an error response after trying to upload
# the entire contents of the files.
$req->AddHeader("Expect","100-continue");

# Call AddFileForUpload2 for each file to be uploaded in the HTTP multipart/form-data POST
# To allow Chilkat to determine the content-type automatically based on file-extension,
# call AddFileForUpload instead.

# The 1st arg is the filename passed in the HTTP request.
# The 2nd arg is the path in the local filesytem.
# The file is not loaded into memory.  It is streamed directly from the file
# when the HTTP POST is sent.
$success = $req->AddFileForUpload2("starfish.jpg","c:/qa_data/starfish.jpg","image/jpg");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $req->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $req->AddFileForUpload("something.pdf","c:/qa_data/something.pdf");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $req->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Its also possible to add a file from a string:
$success = $req->AddStringForUpload("test.xml","test.xml","<abc>This is the test.xml content</abc>","utf-8");
# We'll assume success since no files are involved..

# This sends the HTTP request (with 3 files being uploaded) to
# http://www.mywebserver123abc.com/rcvFormDataUpload.aspx
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpSReq("www.mywebserver123abc.com",80,0,$req,$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "HTTP response status: " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
# See the online reference documentation for 
# other information that can be obtained from the response object.

# To send using SSL/TLS, do this instead.
# This sends to https://www.mywebserver123abc.com/rcvFormDataUpload.aspx
$success = $http->HttpSReq("www.mywebserver123abc.com",443,1,$req,$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "HTTP response status: " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
# See the online reference documentation for 
# other information that can be obtained from the response object.