(PowerShell) HTTP POST with XML Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a XML body.

For more information, see https://chilkatsoft.com/http_post_with_xml_body.asp

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST https://example.com/StockQuote \
#   -H "Host: www.example.org" \
#   -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" \
#   -H "SOAPAction: http://www.example.org/StockPrice" \
#   -d '<?xml version="1.0"?>
# 
# <soap:Envelope
# xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"
# soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
# 
# <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
#   <m:GetStockPrice>
#     <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
#   </m:GetStockPrice>
# </soap:Body>
# 
# </soap:Envelope>'

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML:
# Generate Code to Create XML

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
# to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# The following XML is sent in the request body.

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
# <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
#     <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
#         <m:GetStockPrice>
#             <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
#         </m:GetStockPrice>
#     </soap:Body>
# </soap:Envelope>
# 

$xml = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xml.Tag = "soap:Envelope"
$xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soap","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/")
$xml.AddAttribute("soap:encodingStyle","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("soap:Body",$true,"xmlns:m","http://www.example.org/stock")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("soap:Body|m:GetStockPrice|m:StockName","IBM")

$http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://www.example.org/StockPrice")
$http.SetRequestHeader("Host","www.example.org")
$http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8")

$sbRequestBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$xml.GetXmlSb($sbRequestBody)

$resp = $http.PTextSb("POST","https://example.com/StockQuote",$sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8",$false,$false)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($resp.StatusCode)
$($resp.BodyStr)