Visual Basic 6.0

Send HTTPS Get Without Waiting for the Response

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This example demonstrates sending an HTTP GET request without waiting for the response. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim rest As New ChilkatRest

' Connect to the server using TLS
Dim bAutoReconnect As Long
bAutoReconnect = 0
success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Send a GET request to https://example.com/some/path 
success = rest.SendReqNoBody("GET","/some/path")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' OK, the request was sent.
' Close the connection.
Dim maxWaitMs As Long
maxWaitMs = 50
success = rest.Disconnect(maxWaitMs)

Debug.Print "GET Request Sent."