(VBScript) POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

Demonstrates how to send a POST with query params (x-www-form-urlencoded) using the Chilkat REST object.

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

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")
set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

' This example will send to https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp

' Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
bTls = 1
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Provide query params.
success = rest.AddQueryParam("firstName","John")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("lastName","Doe")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("company","Bisco Bits Ltd.")

responseStr = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/echoPost.asp")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    ' Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    outFile.WriteLine("response status code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    outFile.WriteLine("response status text = " & rest.ResponseStatusText)
    outFile.WriteLine("response header: " & rest.ResponseHeader)
    outFile.WriteLine("response body (if any): " & responseStr)
    outFile.WriteLine("---")
    outFile.WriteLine("LastRequestStartLine: " & rest.LastRequestStartLine)
    outFile.WriteLine("LastRequestHeader: " & rest.LastRequestHeader)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(responseStr)
outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

outFile.Close