VBScript

POST JSON Without Waiting for the Response

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This example demonstrates sending a POST w/ content-type "application/json" where the body of the POST contains a JSON document. The POST is sent, but we don't wait for the response. 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 rest = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

' Connect to the server using TLS
bAutoReconnect = 0
success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Create some sample JSON to be sent in the body of the request.
set sbJson = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbJson.Append("{""create"": [{""name"": ""Woo Single #1"",""type"": ""simple"",""regular_price"": ""21.99""}]}")

' Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

' Just send the request.  Don't read the response.
' The request is sent to https://example.com/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc
somePath = "/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc"
success = rest.SendReqSb("POST",somePath,sbJson)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

outFile.WriteLine("JSON POST Sent.")

outFile.Close