Unicode C++

REST File Upload (multipart/form-data)

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Demonstrates how to upload a file using multipart/form-data. Unicode C++

#include <CkRestW.h>
#include <CkStreamW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkRestW rest;

    // Connect to the HTTP server using TLS.
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    // Make sure to replace "www.chilkatsoft.com" with your domain..
    success = rest.Connect(L"www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStreamW fileStream;
    fileStream.put_SourceFile(L"qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");

    rest.AddHeader(L"Content-Type",L"multipart/form-data");

    rest.put_PartSelector(L"1");
    rest.AddHeader(L"Content-Type",L"image/jpg");
    rest.AddHeader(L"Content-Disposition",L"form-data; name=\"filename\"; filename=\"starfish.jpg\"");
    rest.SetMultipartBodyStream(fileStream);
    rest.put_PartSelector(L"0");

    const wchar_t *responseBody = rest.fullRequestMultipart(L"POST",L"/the_uri_path_to_receive_the_upload");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        wprintf(L"Received error response code: %d\n",rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"File uploaded\n");
    }