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Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_StrXml
oleobject loo_Resp

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
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

ls_StrXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=~"https://xyz.com~"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>"

// Maybe you need other headers?
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/xml")

loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpStr("POST","https://www.somewebsite.com/",ls_StrXml,"utf-8","application/xml",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

// Examine the response status code:
Write-Debug "response status code = " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)

// Examine the response body:
Write-Debug "response body: " + loo_Resp.BodyStr


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Resp