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POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

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Demonstrates how to send a POST with query params (x-www-form-urlencoded) using the Chilkat REST object. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Rest
integer li_BTls
integer li_Port
integer li_BAutoReconnect
string ls_ResponseStr

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Rest = create oleobject
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

// This example will send to https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp

// Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
li_BTls = 1
li_Port = 443
li_BAutoReconnect = 1
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",li_Port,li_BTls,li_BAutoReconnect)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

// Provide query params.
loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("firstName","John")
loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("lastName","Doe")
loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("company","Bisco Bits Ltd.")

ls_ResponseStr = loo_Rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/echoPost.asp")
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

// When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 then
    // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    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 (if any): " + ls_ResponseStr
    Write-Debug "---"
    Write-Debug "LastRequestStartLine: " + loo_Rest.LastRequestStartLine
    Write-Debug "LastRequestHeader: " + loo_Rest.LastRequestHeader
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

Write-Debug ls_ResponseStr
Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_Rest