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53 <p class="level0"><a name="NAME"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">NAME</h2>
54 <p class="level0">CURLOPT_HTTPPOST - specify the multipart formpost content <a name="SYNOPSIS"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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56 #include <curl/curl.h>
58 CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST,
59 struct curl_httppost *formpost);
61 <a name="DESCRIPTION"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">DESCRIPTION</h2>
62 <p class="level0">Tells libcurl you want a multipart/formdata HTTP POST to be made and you instruct what data to pass on to the server in the <span Class="emphasis">formpost</span> argument. Pass a pointer to a linked list of curl_httppost structs as parameter. The easiest way to create such a list, is to use <span Class="emphasis">curl_formadd(3)</span> as documented. The data in this list must remain intact until you close this curl handle again with <span Class="emphasis">curl_easy_cleanup(3)</span>.
63 <p class="level0">Using POST with HTTP 1.1 implies the use of a "Expect: 100-continue" header. You can disable this header with <a Class="emphasis" href="./CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER.html">CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER</a>.
64 <p class="level0">When setting <a Class="emphasis" href="./CURLOPT_HTTPPOST.html">CURLOPT_HTTPPOST</a>, it will automatically set <a Class="emphasis" href="./CURLOPT_NOBODY.html">CURLOPT_NOBODY</a> to 0. <a name="DEFAULT"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">DEFAULT</h2>
65 <p class="level0">NULL <a name="PROTOCOLS"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">PROTOCOLS</h2>
66 <p class="level0">HTTP <a name="EXAMPLE"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">EXAMPLE</h2>
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68 /* Fill in the file upload field. This makes libcurl load data from
69 the given file name when curl_easy_perform() is called. */
70 curl_formadd(&formpost,
72 CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "sendfile",
73 CURLFORM_FILE, "postit2.c",
76 /* Fill in the filename field */
77 curl_formadd(&formpost,
79 CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "filename",
80 CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "postit2.c",
83 /* Fill in the submit field too, even if this is rarely needed */
84 curl_formadd(&formpost,
86 CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "submit",
87 CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "send",
91 <p class="level0"><a name="AVAILABILITY"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">AVAILABILITY</h2>
92 <p class="level0">As long as HTTP is enabled <a name="RETURN"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">RETURN VALUE</h2>
93 <p class="level0">Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is enabled, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not. <a name="SEE"></a><h2 class="nroffsh">SEE ALSO</h2>
94 <p class="level0"><a Class="manpage" href="./CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS.html">CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS</a>, <a Class="manpage" href="./CURLOPT_POST.html">CURLOPT_POST</a>, <span Class="manpage"> </span> <p class="roffit">
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