Re: curl_mime questions

On Tue, 29 Oct 2019, ka sc wrote:

Hi ka,

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> So another newbie question just to confirm: after reading the docs more one
> doesnt actually send files, even in the case below its actually always
> buffer?

> curl_mime *mime;
> curl_mimepart *part;
> // create a mime handle
> mime = curl_mime_init(easy);
> // add a part
> part = curl_mime_addpart(mime);
> // send data from this file
> curl_mime_filedata(part, "image.png");
> // set name
> curl_mime_name(part, "data");

I'm not sure I understand the question.

A multi-part formpost is a series of parts included in the body of a POST.
Each such part has a name and contents (and a set of headers). There can be
any number of parts.

A specific part that is a "file upload" typically also has a file name.

You can set all those things with the curl_mime_ API.

I personally think the postit2 example shows this pretty clearly:

   https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/postit2.html

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