com.HTTPRequest.doFileRequest

Performs the request by sending data contained in a file.

Syntax

doFileRequest(
   filename STRING )
  1. filename defines the file containing the data to be send.

Usage

Performs the request by sending data contained in the file passed as parameter. The data is sent as is without any further conversion.

Supported methods are PUT and POST.

If not defined by programmer, the HTTP headers are automatically set as follows:

  • Content-Type is defined based on the file name extension. If the file extension is not recognized, Content-Type defaults to application/octet-stream.
    Note: File extensions to Content-Type mapping can be customized in the file $FGLDIR/lib/wse/mime.cfg.
  • Content-Disposition is set with the base name of the given filename as follows: attachment; filename="basename".
For example, when calling the method as follows:
CALL request.doFileRequest( "/opt/myapp/resources/logo.jpg" )
The resulting HTTP headers of the POST or PUT will look like:
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="logo.jpg"

In HTTP 1.1, if the body size is greater than 32k, the request will be sent in several chunks of the same size.

This HTTP request method is non-blocking. It returns immediately after the call. Use the com.HTTPRequest.getResponse method, to perform a synchronous HTTP request, suspending the program flow until the response returns from the server. If the program must keep going, use the com.HTTPRequest.getAsyncResponse method, to check if a response is available.

In case of error, the method throws an exception and sets the STATUS variable. Depending on the error, a human-readable description of the problem is available in the SQLCA.SQLERRM register. See Error handling in GWS calls (STATUS).

The INT_FLAG variable is checked during GWS API call to handle program interruptions, for more details, see Interruption handling in GWS calls (INT_FLAG)