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     22 /* <DESC>
     23  * HTTP Multipart formpost with file upload and two additional parts.
     24  * </DESC>
     25  */
     26 /* Example code that uploads a file name 'foo' to a remote script that accepts
     27  * "HTML form based" (as described in RFC1738) uploads using HTTP POST.
     28  *
     29  * The imaginary form we'll fill in looks like:
     30  *
     31  * <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="examplepost.cgi">
     32  * Enter file: <input type="file" name="sendfile" size="40">
     33  * Enter file name: <input type="text" name="filename" size="30">
     34  * <input type="submit" value="send" name="submit">
     35  * </form>
     36  *
     37  * This exact source code has not been verified to work.
     38  */
     39 
     40 #include <stdio.h>
     41 #include <string.h>
     42 
     43 #include <curl/curl.h>
     44 
     45 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     46 {
     47   CURL *curl;
     48   CURLcode res;
     49 
     50   curl_mime *form = NULL;
     51   curl_mimepart *field = NULL;
     52   struct curl_slist *headerlist = NULL;
     53   static const char buf[] = "Expect:";
     54 
     55   curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
     56 
     57   curl = curl_easy_init();
     58   if(curl) {
     59     /* Create the form */
     60     form = curl_mime_init(curl);
     61 
     62     /* Fill in the file upload field */
     63     field = curl_mime_addpart(form);
     64     curl_mime_name(field, "sendfile");
     65     curl_mime_filedata(field, "postit2.c");
     66 
     67     /* Fill in the filename field */
     68     field = curl_mime_addpart(form);
     69     curl_mime_name(field, "filename");
     70     curl_mime_data(field, "postit2.c", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
     71 
     72     /* Fill in the submit field too, even if this is rarely needed */
     73     field = curl_mime_addpart(form);
     74     curl_mime_name(field, "submit");
     75     curl_mime_data(field, "send", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
     76 
     77     /* initialize custom header list (stating that Expect: 100-continue is not
     78        wanted */
     79     headerlist = curl_slist_append(headerlist, buf);
     80     /* what URL that receives this POST */
     81     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/examplepost.cgi");
     82     if((argc == 2) && (!strcmp(argv[1], "noexpectheader")))
     83       /* only disable 100-continue header if explicitly requested */
     84       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headerlist);
     85     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, form);
     86 
     87     /* Perform the request, res will get the return code */
     88     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     89     /* Check for errors */
     90     if(res != CURLE_OK)
     91       fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
     92               curl_easy_strerror(res));
     93 
     94     /* always cleanup */
     95     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
     96 
     97     /* then cleanup the form */
     98     curl_mime_free(form);
     99     /* free slist */
    100     curl_slist_free_all(headerlist);
    101   }
    102   return 0;
    103 }
    104