(PowerBuilder) 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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integer li_rc
string ls_NameWindows1252UrlEncoded
oleobject loo_Sb1
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_SbUrl
string ls_ResponseBody

// We have the string "MÆRSK".

// This is the URL encoding of the windows-1252 representation.
ls_NameWindows1252UrlEncoded = "M%C6RSK"

loo_Sb1 = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Sb1.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Sb1
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_Sb1.DecodeAndAppend(ls_NameWindows1252UrlEncoded,"url","windows-1252")

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("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

loo_SbUrl = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbUrl.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_SbUrl.Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
loo_SbUrl.Append(loo_Sb1.GetEncoded("url","utf-8"))
Write-Debug loo_SbUrl.GetAsString()

ls_ResponseBody = loo_Http.QuickGetStr(loo_SbUrl.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

loo_SbUrl.Clear()
loo_SbUrl.Append("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=")
loo_SbUrl.Append(loo_Sb1.GetEncoded("url","windows-1252"))
Write-Debug loo_SbUrl.GetAsString()

ls_ResponseBody = loo_Http.QuickGetStr(loo_SbUrl.GetAsString())


destroy loo_Sb1
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_SbUrl