Unicode C

HTTPS Upload File to Web Server

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Uploads a file to a web server using HTTPS. Unicode C

#include <C_CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpRequestW req;
    HCkHttpW http;
    BOOL useSslTls;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
    // always be explicitly set.
    req = CkHttpRequestW_Create();
    CkHttpRequestW_putHttpVerb(req,L"POST");
    CkHttpRequestW_putPath(req,L"/receiveMyUpload.aspx");
    CkHttpRequestW_putContentType(req,L"multipart/form-data");

    CkHttpRequestW_AddStringForUpload(req,L"fileA",L"fileA.txt",L"This is the contents of file A",L"utf-8");
    success = CkHttpRequestW_AddFileForUpload(req,L"starfish.jpg",L"qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpRequestW_lastErrorText(req));
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        return;
    }

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // IMPORTANT:
    // HTTP uploads require a counterpart implementation on the server, written in any desired language
    // such as C#, Classic ASP, PHP, etc., which consumes the upload being sent.
    // See: ASP.NET Receive Upload
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Do the upload.
    useSslTls = TRUE;
    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpSReq(http,L"www.example.com",443,useSslTls,req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
    wprintf(L"response body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));


    CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }