(PowerBuilder) EC2 Start Instances

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Demonstrates how to send a request to start Amazon EC2 instances.

For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_StartInstances.html

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Rest
integer li_BTls
integer li_Port
integer li_BAutoReconnect
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_AuthAws
string ls_ResponseXml
oleobject loo_Xml

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

loo_Rest = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rest")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Rest
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Connect to the Amazon AWS server.
// such as https://ec2.amazonaws.com/
li_BTls = 1
li_Port = 443
li_BAutoReconnect = 1
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",li_Port,li_BTls,li_BAutoReconnect)

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
loo_AuthAws = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.AuthAws" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_AuthAws.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.AuthAws")

loo_AuthAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
loo_AuthAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
// the region should match the region part of the domain passed to the REST connect method (above).
loo_AuthAws.Region = "us-west-2"
loo_AuthAws.ServiceName = "ec2"

loo_Rest.SetAuthAws(loo_AuthAws)

loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("Action","StartInstances")
loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("Version","2016-11-15")
// If DryRun is true then checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, 
// without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, 
// the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
// Omit the DryRun query parameter to actually start the instance.  (Or set DryRun equal to "false")
loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("DryRun","true")
loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("InstanceId.1","i-999719995399c9999")

ls_ResponseXml = loo_Rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/")
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_AuthAws
    return
end if

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 then
    Write-Debug "response status code = " + string(loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Write-Debug "response status text = " + loo_Rest.ResponseStatusText
    Write-Debug "response header: " + loo_Rest.ResponseHeader
    Write-Debug "response body: " + ls_ResponseXml
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_AuthAws
    return
end if

// Examine the successful XML response.
loo_Xml = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Xml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Xml")

loo_Xml.LoadXml(ls_ResponseXml)
Write-Debug loo_Xml.GetXml()


destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_AuthAws
destroy loo_Xml