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24 /* <DESC>
25  * HTTP Multipart formpost with file upload and two additional parts.
26  * </DESC>
27  */
28 
29 /*
30  * Example code that uploads a filename 'foo' to a remote script that accepts
31  * "HTML form based" (as described in RFC 1738) uploads using HTTP POST.
32  *
33  * Warning: this example uses the deprecated form api. See "postit2.c"
34  *          for a similar example using the mime api.
35  *
36  * The imaginary form we fill in looks like:
37  *
38  * <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="examplepost.cgi">
39  * Enter file: <input type="file" name="sendfile" size="40">
40  * Enter filename: <input type="text" name="filename" size="30">
41  * <input type="submit" value="send" name="submit">
42  * </form>
43  */
44 
45 #include <stdio.h>
46 #include <string.h>
47 
48 #include <curl/curl.h>
49 
main(int argc,char * argv[])50 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
51 {
52   CURL *curl;
53   CURLcode res;
54 
55   struct curl_httppost *formpost = NULL;
56   struct curl_httppost *lastptr = NULL;
57   struct curl_slist *headerlist = NULL;
58   static const char buf[] = "Expect:";
59 
60   curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
61 
62   CURL_IGNORE_DEPRECATION(
63     /* Fill in the file upload field */
64     curl_formadd(&formpost,
65                  &lastptr,
66                  CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "sendfile",
67                  CURLFORM_FILE, "postit2-formadd.c",
68                  CURLFORM_END);
69 
70     /* Fill in the filename field */
71     curl_formadd(&formpost,
72                  &lastptr,
73                  CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "filename",
74                  CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "postit2-formadd.c",
75                  CURLFORM_END);
76 
77 
78     /* Fill in the submit field too, even if this is rarely needed */
79     curl_formadd(&formpost,
80                  &lastptr,
81                  CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "submit",
82                  CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "send",
83                  CURLFORM_END);
84   )
85 
86   curl = curl_easy_init();
87   /* initialize custom header list (stating that Expect: 100-continue is not
88      wanted */
89   headerlist = curl_slist_append(headerlist, buf);
90   if(curl) {
91     /* what URL that receives this POST */
92     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/examplepost.cgi");
93     if((argc == 2) && (!strcmp(argv[1], "noexpectheader")))
94       /* only disable 100-continue header if explicitly requested */
95       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headerlist);
96     CURL_IGNORE_DEPRECATION(
97       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST, formpost);
98     )
99 
100     /* Perform the request, res gets the return code */
101     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
102     /* Check for errors */
103     if(res != CURLE_OK)
104       fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
105               curl_easy_strerror(res));
106 
107     /* always cleanup */
108     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
109 
110     CURL_IGNORE_DEPRECATION(
111       /* then cleanup the formpost chain */
112       curl_formfree(formpost);
113     )
114 
115     /* free slist */
116     curl_slist_free_all(headerlist);
117   }
118   return 0;
119 }
120