ActiveHTTP - The Request Interface

Methods

• Start([in] BSTR cmd, [in] BSTR object, [in,defaultvalue("HTTP/1.1")] BSTR ver, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
  
• SetTempPath([in] BSTR path, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
  
• AddHeader([in] BSTR name, [in] BSTR value, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL *ok);
• AddContentByte([in] BYTE val, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
• AddContentShort([in] short val, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
• AddContentLong([in] long val, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
• AddContentFloat([in] float val, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
• AddContentDouble([in] double val, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
• AddContentString([in] BSTR val, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
• AddContentFile([in] BSTR path, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL * ok);
• Send([in] BSTR server, [in,defaultvalue(80)] long port, [in,defaultvalue(60)] long timeoutSeconds, [out,retval] long * result);
• GetResponseHeader([out,retval] BSTR * rh);
• GetResponseContentFilePath([out,retval] BSTR *path);
• GetRequestContentLength([out,retval] unsigned long * len);
• CopyResponseContent([in] BSTR path, [out,retval] VARIANT_BOOL *ok);
• Reset();

Return Values of the Send and OpenURL Methods

• Positive Values : Response code returned by the server, 200 for example
• -1 : Timeout
• -2 : Parameter Eror, for example, a port number larger than 65535
• -3 : Not initialized. Call Send without out calling Start first.
• -4 : No response code returned. Should never happen
• -5 : URL error. OpenURL can not parse the URL parameter.
• Other Negtive Values : Socket error number.
  -10060 = Time out
  -10061 = Access denied
  -10022 = Networ Error - usually DNS error