Unicode C

TCP Socket Connect through HTTP Proxy

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Demonstrates how to connect through an HTTP proxy server. Unicode C

#include <C_CkSocketW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSocketW socket;
    const wchar_t *hostname;
    BOOL ssl;
    int maxWaitMillisec;
    const wchar_t *receivedMsg;

    success = FALSE;

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

    socket = CkSocketW_Create();

    // To connect through an HTTP proxy, set the HttpProxyHostname
    // and HttpProxyPort properties to the hostname (or IP address)
    // and port of the HTTP proxy.  Typical port numbers used by
    // HTTP proxy servers are 3128 and 8080.
    CkSocketW_putHttpProxyHostname(socket,L"www.my-http-proxy.com");
    CkSocketW_putHttpProxyPort(socket,3128);

    // Important:  Your HTTP proxy server must allow non-HTTP
    // traffic to pass.  Otherwise this does not work.

    // Connect (via the HTTP proxy) to port 5555 of 192.168.1.108.
    // hostname may be a domain name or IP address.
    hostname = L"192.168.1.108";
    ssl = FALSE;
    maxWaitMillisec = 20000;
    success = CkSocketW_Connect(socket,hostname,5555,ssl,maxWaitMillisec);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSocketW_lastErrorText(socket));
        CkSocketW_Dispose(socket);
        return;
    }

    // Set maximum timeouts for reading an writing (in millisec)
    CkSocketW_putMaxReadIdleMs(socket,10000);
    CkSocketW_putMaxSendIdleMs(socket,10000);

    // The ficticious server (in this example) is going to send a "Hello World!" 
    // message.  Read it:
    receivedMsg = CkSocketW_receiveString(socket);
    if (CkSocketW_getLastMethodSuccess(socket) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSocketW_lastErrorText(socket));
        CkSocketW_Dispose(socket);
        return;
    }

    // Close the connection with the server
    // Wait a max of 20 seconds (20000 millsec)
    success = CkSocketW_Close(socket,20000);

    wprintf(L"%s\n",receivedMsg);


    CkSocketW_Dispose(socket);

    }