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CURL.FormAddKeyFile

Add a section to a multipart/formdata HTTP POST.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
CURL 2.6 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "CURL.FormAddKeyFile"; curl; name; Path { ; ContentType; ContentHeaders } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
curl The CURL session handle. $curl
name The name of the form field. "city"
Path Native file path. "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.txt"
ContentType Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.3 or newer.
The content type for this file.
"text/plain" Optional
ContentHeaders Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 10.3 or newer.
List of headers to include.
"Content-Id: 12345" Optional

Result

Returns "OK" or error code.

Description

Add a section to a multipart/formdata HTTP POST.
This adds a file with the given key name into the form.
Please call CURL.FormFinish after you added all your fields and before you call CURL.Perform.

This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.

Examples

Add image file to form:

MBS("CURL.FormAddKeyFile"; $curl; "Attachment"; "/Users/cs/desktop/Paris.jpg")

See also

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 14th May 2020


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