Re: [boost] ASIO

Subject: Re: [boost] ASIO
From: David Bergman (David.Bergman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-05 08:42:55

Uh, is this not a question about HTTP standards, rather than a Boost  
library (since the Boost library use worked)? I.e., fairly OT?

/David

On Nov 5, 2009, at 8:20 AM, Jarrad Waterloo wrote:

> Mohammed Rasmy wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am trying to do a POST request using Boost::Asio, of a variable x
>> that holds an email address, and a variable y that holds the contents
>> of a zip file.
>>
>>
>>
>> I couldn't find samples floating around and I'm unsure of how to
>> proceed. I've come up with the following code:
>>
>>
>>
>> boost::asio::streambuf request;
>>
>> std::ostream request_stream(&request);
>>
>>
>>
>> wxString buffer =  wxT("POST ");
>>
>> buffer += wxT("http://serveraddress.com");
>>
>> buffer += wxT(" HTTP/1.1\r\n");
>>
>> buffer += wxT("Host: serveraddress.com\r\n");
>>
>> buffer += wxT("Accept: */*\r\n");
>>
>> buffer += wxT("Connection: close\r\n\r\n");
>>
>> buffer += wxT("email_address=test_at_[hidden]");
>>
>> buffer += wxT("zip_file=")/*actual zip file data here?*/;
>>
>> request_stream << buffer.mb_str();
>>
>>
>>
>> Note that I am using wxWidgets, wxT is nothing more than a way of
>> defining strings there, and wxString is, well, a string. The above  
>> code
>> compiles fine, but I am not sure how to add the zip file? Also would
>> the above code work? I know it is working for a GET request but  
>> that's
>> it. Please advise.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your time,
>>
>> Mohammed
>>
>>
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> I don't know for sure but where is your '&'. Try changing
>
> buffer += wxT("email_address=test_at_[hidden]");
> to
> buffer += wxT("email_address=test_at_[hidden]&");
> or
> buffer += wxT("zip_file=")/*actual zip file data here?*/;
> to
> buffer += wxT("&zip_file=")/*actual zip file data here?*/;
>
>
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