(Ruby) Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

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

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

resp = Chilkat::CkHttpResponse.new()
success = http.HttpStr("POST","https://www.somewebsite.com/",strXml,"utf-8","application/xml",resp)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Examine the response status code:
print "response status code = " + resp.get_StatusCode().to_s() + "\n";

# Examine the response body:
print "response body: " + resp.bodyStr() + "\n";