Send a POST request via HTTP

cha0s · Post by **cha0s** » Aug 24, 2008 6:51

Requires the latest chisock.

#include "chisock/chisock.bi"

using chi

var our_post_variable = "A variable successfully transmitted via HTTP POST :)"

dim as socket my_socket

print "Opening socket..."
var socket_res = my_socket.client( "cha0s.selfip.org", 80 )
if( socket_res ) then print translate_error( socket_res )

print "Requesting file..."
my_socket.put_HTTP_request( "cha0s.selfip.org/fb_test.php", "POST", "post_val=" & our_post_variable )

print "Waiting for result from cha0s.selfip.org/fb_test.php..."
var html_result = my_socket.get_until( "" )

'' strip off the HTML headers
html_result = mid( html_result, instr( html_result, chr( 13, 10, 13, 10 ) ) + 4 )
print "Result: " & html_result

sleep

KristopherWindsor · Post by **KristopherWindsor** » Aug 24, 2008 7:05

Where is the new version of Chisock? It doesn't work with the version I have. ;)

EDIT: here it is. :)
http://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8454

cha0s · Post by **cha0s** » Aug 24, 2008 7:11

KristopherWindsor wrote:Where is the new version of Chisock? It doesn't work with the version I have. ;)

Where it always is; the projects forum.

zoomkat · Post by **zoomkat** » Aug 24, 2008 16:05

I'm new to this and get a syntax error at "#pragma once" when I run the posted code. Is this something to do with chisock files?

cha0s · Post by **cha0s** » Aug 24, 2008 17:22

zoomkat wrote:I'm new to this and get a syntax error at "#pragma once" when I run the posted code. Is this something to do with chisock files?

Yeah, chisock.bi uses that. You must have a pretty old version of FB. I don't support anything but the latest public release to compile chisock.

zoomkat · Post by **zoomkat** » Aug 24, 2008 18:51

I've installed the latest version of FB for windows. I'm using FBIde version 0.4.6 to do a quick run of the code. I get the below error.

Compiler output:
C:\PROGRA~1\FREEBA~1\bin\win32\ld.exe: cannot find -lchisock

KristopherWindsor · Post by **KristopherWindsor** » Aug 24, 2008 19:39

zoomkat wrote:I've installed the latest version of FB for windows. I'm using FBIde version 0.4.6 to do a quick run of the code. I get the below error.

Compiler output:
C:\PROGRA~1\FREEBA~1\bin\win32\ld.exe: cannot find -lchisock

You'll need to move the .a file out of the bin/win32 folder, or use:
#libpath "chisock/bin/win32"

:)

zoomkat · Post by **zoomkat** » Aug 24, 2008 22:57

The code now works using full paths like below. Maybe a requirement when using FBIde?

#include "C:/Program Files/FreeBASIC/chisock/chisock.bi"
#libpath "C:/Program Files/FreeBASIC/chisock/bin/win32"

KristopherWindsor · Post by **KristopherWindsor** » Aug 25, 2008 0:42

zoomkat wrote:The code now works using full paths like below. Maybe a requirement when using FBIde?

#include "C:/Program Files/FreeBASIC/chisock/chisock.bi"
#libpath "C:/Program Files/FreeBASIC/chisock/bin/win32"

Oh, this is because you have chisock in the FreeBasic folder.
I had it in /[project folder]/chisock/
:)

cha0s · Post by **cha0s** » Aug 25, 2008 23:08

Put the header and the lib in C:\Program Files\FreeBASIC\inc\chisock\chisock.bi and C:\Program Files\FreeBASIC\lib\win32\libchisock.a, respectively.

Then you don't have to use full paths, just #include "chisock/chisock.bi" and #inclib "chisock".

jimux · Post by **jimux** » Sep 08, 2008 10:13

Forgive my ignorance as I have just loaded FreeBasic. Is this a Windows specific solution? I do not have chisock in the Linux standalone version.

cha0s · Post by **cha0s** » Sep 08, 2008 13:04

jimux, check here http://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8454

chisock works on Windows and Linux.

jimux · Post by **jimux** » Sep 08, 2008 13:33

Hello, chaOs.
great - Got that, Now all I have to do is find a way to port it to an embedded powerPC ST405.

many thanks for help.

Red · Post by **Red** » Apr 15, 2009 6:02

EDIT: Moved my question! http://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13687