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Example 1: HTTP Post and Get

Follow the steps below to log into a site, post a file, and issue a get command to retrieve a file on a web server. This example assumes the file would only be accessible if the login is successful:

To start the Post example, from within the Project Designer page, expand the Web folder in the Component Library, and then drag the HTTP task to the Project Outline.

On the Basic tab of the HTTP task, specify the HTTP server resource value:

Click the

Add

button in the sub-menu and select the

Add a Post Method

menu item.

On the Basic tab of the Post Method element, specify the URI value:

URI: the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), also known as
URL
(Uniform Resource Locator), (for example, /data/orders.xls). If left blank, the default URI of the server is requested.
Content Type: Specify the value to send in the Content-Type header field when making the request. When you post files (with or with out parameters) then the content type is set to 'multipart/mixed'.

Click the

Add

button in the sub-menu and select the

Add a Request Parameter

menu item.

On the Basic tab of the Request Parameter element, specify values for the following attributes:

Name: The name for this parameter.
Value: The value for this parameter.

Click the

Add

button in the sub-menu and select the Add Same menu item.

On the Basic tab of the Request Parameter element, specify values for the following attributes:

Name: The name for this parameter.
Value: The value for this parameter.

Select the Post element from the Project Outline. Click the

Add

button in the sub-menu and select the Add a File menu item.

On the Basic tab of the Add a File element, specify values for the following attributes:

Name: Specify the parameter (or part) name for this file name. The specified name will be sent to the server as a header in the Multi-Part data.
Path: Specify the location of the file to upload.

For the Get example, in the

Project Outline

window on the left side of the page right-click the

HTTP

task and select the

Add a Get Method

from the drop-down menu.

On the Basic tab of the Get Method element, specify the URI values:

URI: the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), also known as
URL
(Uniform Resource Locator), (for example, /documents/data.txt). If left blank, the default URI of the server is requested (for example, www.example.com).

On the Response Body tab of the Get Method element, specify the Destination value:

Destination: Where the response body, if any, should be saved. By default, the response body will be saved to the job log.

On the Response Headers tab of the Get Method element, specify the File value:

Response Body File: The location of the file to which the response body, if any, should be saved. This is required if the
Response Body Destination
attribute is set to 'file'.

Click the

Save

button when finished.

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