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Lance
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16 years ago

Can the http post methods return xml data?

Hi all, new here on this board. I am trying to develop an REST application using post methods. I need to be able to send xml data and receive xml data from my server. Is this possible?
  • You must use the async versions of the http post methods in order to get the return xml data. The synchronous POST calls do not return the xml data. The return data can be read from the roUrlEvent returned.

    Example:

    Function post_req_resp(url As String) as dynamic
    obj = CreateObject("roUrlTransfer")
    obj.SetPort(CreateObject("roMessagePort"))
    obj.SetUrl(url)

    timeout% = 1500
    num_retries% = 5
    str = ""
    while num_retries% > 0
    if (obj.AsyncPostFromString(""))
    event = wait(timeout%, obj.GetPort())
    if type(event) = "roUrlEvent"
    respCode = event.GetResponseCode()
    if respCode = 200 then
    return event.GetString()
    else
    return invalid
    end if
    elseif event = invalid
    obj.AsyncCancel()
    ' Reset connection on timeout
    obj = CreateObject("roUrlTransfer")
    obj.SetPort(CreateObject("roMessagePort"))
    obj.SetUrl(url)
    timeout% = 2 * timeout%
    else
    print "roUrlTransfer::AsyncGetToString(): unknown event"
    endif
    endif
    num_retries% = num_retries% - 1
    end while
    return invalid
    End Function


    --Kevin