(Visual Basic 6.0) Shopware Upload Media (JPG File)

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Demonstrates how to upload a media file to a Shopware shop.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

http.Login = "api_username"
http.Password = "api_key"
http.BasicAuth = 1

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
' Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "file": "data:image/jpeg;base64,BASE64_DATA_HERE",
'   "album": -9,
'   "description": "image description",
'   "userId": 5,
'   "name": "my_image"
' }

Dim sbFileData As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbFileData.Append("data:image/jpeg;base64,")
Dim bdFileData As New ChilkatBinData
Dim success As Long
success = bdFileData.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print "Failed to load file."
    Exit Sub
End If

success = sbFileData.Append(bdFileData.GetEncoded("base64"))

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("file",sbFileData.GetAsString())
success = json.UpdateInt("album",-9)
success = json.UpdateString("description","image description")
success = json.UpdateInt("userId",5)
success = json.UpdateString("name","my_image")

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://my-shopware-shop.com/api/media","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

' A 201 response code indicates success.
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."

    Exit Sub
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "success": true,
'   "data": {
'     "id": 6862,
'     "location": "http:\/\/my-shopware-shop.com\/api\/media\/6862"
'   }
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

success = jResp.BoolOf("success")
Dim dataId As Long
dataId = jResp.IntOf("data.id")
Dim dataLocation As String
dataLocation = jResp.StringOf("data.location")