(PowerBuilder) Persist Cookies to XML Files and Auto Re-Send

Demonstrates how to persist incoming cookies to XML files and automatically re-send in subsesquent HTTP requests.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_Html

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

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

// To save cookies to XML files (per domain) in a specific
// directory, set the CookieDir property (the directory must
// already exist and be writeable by the caller).  Also,
// set the SaveCookies property:
loo_Http.CookieDir = "/cookieDir"
loo_Http.SaveCookies = 1

// Any methods that do a GET, POST, etc. will save cookies
// to the CookieDir:

ls_Html = loo_Http.QuickGetStr("https://www.paypal.com/")

// After running this code, a "paypal_com.xml" file should appear
// in /cookieDir.

// It's content will look something like this:

// <cookies>
//     <cookie key=".paypal.com,/" v="0" secure="yes">
//         <navcmd>_home-general</navcmd>
//         <HttpOnly />
//         <cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG>9cz...</cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG>
//     </cookie>
// </cookies>

// To cause cached cookies to be sent with 
// subsequent HTTP requests, set the SendCookies
// property = 1.
loo_Http.SendCookies = 1

// If another HTTP request is sent, the cookies should
// be added:
ls_Html = loo_Http.QuickGetStr("https://www.paypal.com/")

// Check the LastHeader property to see the MIME header
// of the last HTTP request sent.
// The "Cookie" header field should be present.
Write-Debug "--- LastHeader ---"
Write-Debug loo_Http.LastHeader


destroy loo_Http