VBScript

Demonstrates the Http.QuickRequestParams Method

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Demonstrates how to use the Http.QuickRequestParams method. This is where query params can be provided non-URL-encoded in JSON format. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Demonstrate sending a GET request with query parameters.
set queryParams = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = queryParams.UpdateInt("limit",100)
success = queryParams.UpdateString("email","joe@example.com")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("token","VGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wZWQgb3ZlciB0aGUgbGF6eSBkb2cuLi4=")

' Set a session log filename so we can examine the exact request that is sent.
sessionLogPath = "qa_output/sessionLog.txt"
http.SessionLogFilename = sessionLogPath

' Send the GET request to an endpoint.  We don't care about the response. The purpose of this example
' is to see the exact HTTP request that is sent..
set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpParams("GET","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPostBody.asp",queryParams,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set fac = CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
sessionLog = fac.ReadEntireTextFile(sessionLogPath,"utf-8")
outFile.WriteLine(sessionLog)
success = fac.FileDelete(sessionLogPath)

' This is the exact GET request that was sent.
' Notice how each query parameter is URL encoded and added to the HTTP start line of the request.

' GET /echoPostBody.asp?limit=100&email=joe%40example.com&token=VGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wZWQgb3ZlciB0aGUgbGF6eSBkb2cuLi4%3D HTTP/1.1
' Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
' Accept: */*
' Accept-Encoding: gzip

outFile.Close