(Tcl) HTTP GET with utf-8 URL Encoded Query Params

Demonstrates how to build URLs where query param values can be either URL encoded from the utf-8 representation, or from another charset such as windows-1252.

Note: This example uses the new DecodeAndAppend method added in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

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load ./chilkat.dll

# We have the string "MÆRSK".

# This is the URL encoding of the windows-1252 representation.
set nameWindows1252UrlEncoded "M%C6RSK"

set sb1 [new_CkStringBuilder]

set success [CkStringBuilder_DecodeAndAppend $sb1 $nameWindows1252UrlEncoded "url" "windows-1252"]

set http [new_CkHttp]

# Here's how to send an HTTP GET where the param is the utf-8 representation that is URL encoded.
# For example:  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=M%C3%A6RSK

set sbUrl [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkStringBuilder_Append $sbUrl "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name="
CkStringBuilder_Append $sbUrl [CkStringBuilder_getEncoded $sb1 "url" "utf-8"]
puts [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbUrl]

set responseBody [CkHttp_quickGetStr $http [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbUrl]]

# Here's how to send an HTTP GET where the param is the windows-1252 representation that is URL encoded.
# For example:  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=M%E6RSK

CkStringBuilder_Clear $sbUrl
CkStringBuilder_Append $sbUrl "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name="
CkStringBuilder_Append $sbUrl [CkStringBuilder_getEncoded $sb1 "url" "windows-1252"]
puts [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbUrl]

set responseBody [CkHttp_quickGetStr $http [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbUrl]]

delete_CkStringBuilder $sb1
delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbUrl