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 <C_CkRestW.h>
#include <C_CkStreamW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkStreamW fileStream;
    const wchar_t *responseBody;

    success = FALSE;

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

    rest = CkRestW_Create();

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

    fileStream = CkStreamW_Create();
    CkStreamW_putSourceFile(fileStream,L"qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");

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

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

    responseBody = CkRestW_fullRequestMultipart(rest,L"POST",L"/the_uri_path_to_receive_the_upload");
    if (CkRestW_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkStreamW_Dispose(fileStream);
        return;
    }

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

    wprintf(L"File uploaded\n");


    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
    CkStreamW_Dispose(fileStream);

    }