(Tcl) 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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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

set 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".
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Content-Type" "text/xml"

# Maybe you need other headers?
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Accept" "text/xml"

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_PostXml $http "https://www.somewebsite.com/" $strXml "utf-8"]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] != 1} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    exit
}

# Examine the response status code:
puts "response status code = [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]"

# Examine the response body:
puts "response body: [CkHttpResponse_bodyStr $resp]"

delete_CkHttpResponse $resp


delete_CkHttp $http