PowerBuilder

HTTP PUT JSON

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Demonstrates how to send a JSON PUT and get the JSON response body. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Req
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_JsonText
oleobject loo_Resp

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Req = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Req.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Req
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")

// The PUT request to be sent will look like this:

// PUT /request HTTP/1.1
// Content-Type: application/jsonrequest
// Cookie: JSESSIONID=1234
// Content-Encoding: identity
// Host: json.penzance.org
// Accept: application/jsonrequest
// Accept-Encoding:
// Content-Length: 72
// 
// {"user":"doctoravatar@penzance.com","forecast":7,"t":"vlIj","zip":94089}

// First, remove default header fields that would be automatically
// sent.  (These headers are harmless, and shouldn't need to 
// be suppressed, but just in case...)
loo_Http.AcceptCharset = ""
loo_Http.UserAgent = ""
loo_Http.AcceptLanguage = ""

// Suppress the Accept-Encoding header by disallowing 
// a gzip response:
loo_Http.AllowGzip = 0

// If a Cookie needs to be added...
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Cookie","JSESSIONID=1234")

// Add the Content-Encoding: identity header.
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Encoding","identity")

// Modify the default "Accept" header:
loo_Http.Accept = "application/jsonrequest"

ls_JsonText = "{~"user~":~"doctoravatar@penzance.com~",~"forecast~":7,~"t~":~"vlIj~",~"zip~":94089}"

// IMPORTANT: Make sure to change the URL, JSON text,
// and other data items to your own values.  The URL used
// in this example will not actually work.

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

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpStr("PUT","http://json.penzance.org/request",ls_JsonText,"utf-8","application/jsonrequest",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Req
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Response status code: " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
Write-Debug "Response JSON:"
Write-Debug loo_Resp.BodyStr


destroy loo_Req
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Resp