XMLHTTP.SetRequestHeader & Chinese encoding

The following sends an XML docuent to the server :-

<script language="JScript">
  function PostOrder(xmldoc)
  {    
    var xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP.4.0");
    xmlhttp.Open("POST", "http://myserver/orders/processorder.asp", false);
    xmlhttp.Send(xmldoc);
  }
</script>

You don't need to set any RequestHeaders and you send the XML DOM Object with the Send method. (Not the text!)

When this arrives at the server :-

<%@ language=javascript %>
<%
    // Load the posted XML document.
    var doc = Server.CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0");
    doc.load(Request);
   // HERE the document is in doc!
    var result = Server.CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0");
    // Now process the order and build the result document.
    Response.ContentType = "text/xml";
    result.save(Response);
%>

(The code examples are extracted from MSDN) As far as I am aware the XML document is transfered transparently. There is no need to set any other parameters.

HTH

alan,

you can only do one of the following and not both.

1. Post XML Data To The Server
2. Post FORM Data To The Server VIA the POST HTTP Header.

You cannot mix the two up.

To Post XML DATA, you do not need to set any headers.

Set objHTTP = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
'NO EXTRANEOUS DATA IN THE URL PLEASE
'THIS IS A POST AND NOT GET METHOD
objHTTP.Open "POST", "CBSTW1002_add_upd.asp", false
objHTTP.Send xmlMaster

To Post FORM DATA
Set objHTTP = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
'NO EXTRANEOUS DATA IN THE URL PLEASE
'THIS IS A POST AND NOT A GET METHOD
objHTTP.Open "POST", "CBSTW1002_add_upd.asp", false
objHTTP.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type",_
 "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
objHTTP.SetRequestHeader "Content-Length", _
 Len(xmlMaster.xml)
objHTTP.Send(xmlMaster.xml)

Now, is there any reason why you cannot use the POST XML DATA instead of the FORM DATA as in
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q290591

The drawback on the client in posting FORM DATA is that the call MUST be asynchronous and encoding issues MAY be a problem.

Posting the XML DATA will protect your chinese encoding, provided you specify the correct encoding attribute in the xml pi.

My question to you alan is this: Why are you posting FORM DATA. If that is what you are doing, post it thru the traditional way via a IHTML FORM Element. If you want to post XML DATA, then do it as outlined by BigRat and the code provided by me.

Thanks you all of your reply.

For the question raised by b1xml2, I need to posting FORM DATA because the xmlMaster in fact is a Data Island binded to the form.  When user click the Save button, the Data Island will be updated according to the form information.  Finally, a dll file will be called in CBSTW1002_add_upd.asp?Action=DB and information of xmlMaster will updated in DB.

For your reference, here is the sample of Data Island xmlMaster :

<xml id=xmlMaster>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="BIG5">
<list>
  <row>
    <EngName>Alan</EngName>
    <ChiName>XXX</ChiName>
  </row>
</list>
</xml>


And the form binded with xmlMaster is as follow :

<Table width=550px>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <Fieldset>
        <Table Class=clsLabel01 DataSrc=#xmlMaster>

          <tr>
            <td></td>
            <td>English Name :</td>
            <td>
              <Input ID=txtEngName Class=clsInput type=text size=5 MaxLength=3
                     DataFld="EngName" style="text-transform: uppercase;">
            </td>
          </tr>

          <tr>
            <td></td>
            <td>Chinese Name :</td>
            <td>
              <Input ID=txtChiName Class=clsInput type=text size=5 MaxLength=3
                     DataFld="ChiName" style="text-transform: uppercase;">
            </td>
          </tr>

        </Table>
      </Fieldset>
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td align=right>
      <Button ID=cmdSave Accesskey=s Class=clsButton01><u>S</u>ave</Button>
      <Button ID=cmdCancel Accesskey=c Class=clsButton01><u>C</u>ancel</Button>
    </td>
  </tr>  
 
</Table>

Thanks for BigRat details explaination.  I'll try your suggestion in this week end and see if it can solve my problem.  So, maybe reply and let u know if this solution work later.
Anyway, thanks for your help.

Thank you HTH.  Your method is ok for my problem and now my program can work in the Chinese system.