(PowerShell) Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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

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

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

$strXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=`"https://xyz.com`"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>"

# Choose a content-type.  Typical content types for XML POSTs are "application/xml" or "text/xml".
$http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","text/xml")

# Maybe you need other headers?
$http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","text/xml")

$resp = $http.PostXml("https://www.somewebsite.com/",$strXml,"utf-8")
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Examine the response status code:
$("response status code = " + $resp.StatusCode)

# Examine the response body:
$("response body: " + $resp.BodyStr)