(PowerShell) POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

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

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

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

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

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

# Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
$bTls = $true
$port = 443
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Provide query params.
$rest.AddQueryParam("firstName","John")
$rest.AddQueryParam("lastName","Doe")
$rest.AddQueryParam("company","Bisco Bits Ltd.")

$responseStr = $rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/echoPost.asp")
if ($rest.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 200) {
    # Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    $("response status code = " + $rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    $("response status text = " + $rest.ResponseStatusText)
    $("response header: " + $rest.ResponseHeader)
    $("response body (if any): " + $responseStr)
    $("---")
    $("LastRequestStartLine: " + $rest.LastRequestStartLine)
    $("LastRequestHeader: " + $rest.LastRequestHeader)
    exit
}

$($responseStr)
$("Success.")