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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   struct curl_httppost *formpost=NULL;
     51   struct curl_httppost *lastptr=NULL;
     52   struct curl_slist *headerlist=NULL;
     53   static const char buf[] = "Expect:";
     54 
     55   curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
     56 
     57   /* Fill in the file upload field */
     58   curl_formadd(&formpost,
     59                &lastptr,
     60                CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "sendfile",
     61                CURLFORM_FILE, "postit2.c",
     62                CURLFORM_END);
     63 
     64   /* Fill in the filename field */
     65   curl_formadd(&formpost,
     66                &lastptr,
     67                CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "filename",
     68                CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "postit2.c",
     69                CURLFORM_END);
     70 
     71 
     72   /* Fill in the submit field too, even if this is rarely needed */
     73   curl_formadd(&formpost,
     74                &lastptr,
     75                CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "submit",
     76                CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "send",
     77                CURLFORM_END);
     78 
     79   curl = curl_easy_init();
     80   /* initialize custom header list (stating that Expect: 100-continue is not
     81      wanted */
     82   headerlist = curl_slist_append(headerlist, buf);
     83   if(curl) {
     84     /* what URL that receives this POST */
     85     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com/examplepost.cgi");
     86     if((argc == 2) && (!strcmp(argv[1], "noexpectheader")))
     87       /* only disable 100-continue header if explicitly requested */
     88       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headerlist);
     89     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST, formpost);
     90 
     91     /* Perform the request, res will get the return code */
     92     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     93     /* Check for errors */
     94     if(res != CURLE_OK)
     95       fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
     96               curl_easy_strerror(res));
     97 
     98     /* always cleanup */
     99     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
    100 
    101     /* then cleanup the formpost chain */
    102     curl_formfree(formpost);
    103     /* free slist */
    104     curl_slist_free_all (headerlist);
    105   }
    106   return 0;
    107 }
    108