winhttp.winhttprequest set referrer example

[beginner10]

I'm trying to set a referrer, but it's not visible in the header, ideas?

 

$oMyError = ObjEvent("AutoIt.Error", "MyErrFunc")
Local $oHTTP = ObjCreate("winhttp.winhttprequest.5.1")
$oHTTP.Open("POST", "https://example.com", False)
$oHTTP.SetRequestHeader("Accept", "*/*")
$oHTTP.SetRequestHeader("Referrer", 'http://www.123.com')
$oHTTP.Send("")
$oHTTP.WaitForResponse

$oReceived = $oHTTP.ResponseText
$oStatusCode = $oHTTP.Status
$oHeader = $oHTTP.GetAllResponseHeaders()

MsgBox(0,"",$oHeader) ; Referrer is not working

Func MyErrFunc()
    MsgBox(0, "AutoItCOM Test", "We intercepted a COM Error !" & @CRLF & @CRLF & _
            "err.description is: " & @TAB & $oMyError.description & @CRLF & _
            "err.windescription:" & @TAB & $oMyError.windescription & @CRLF & _
            "err.number is: " & @TAB & Hex($oMyError.number, 8) & @CRLF & _
            "err.lastdllerror is: " & @TAB & $oMyError.lastdllerror & @CRLF & _
            "err.scriptline is: " & @TAB & $oMyError.scriptline & @CRLF & _
            "err.source is: " & @TAB & $oMyError.source & @CRLF & _
            "err.helpfile is: " & @TAB & $oMyError.helpfile & @CRLF & _
            "err.helpcontext is: " & @TAB & $oMyError.helpcontext _
            )
EndFunc   ;==>MyErrFunc

 

[TheXman]

1 hour ago, beginner10 said:

it's not visible in the header

You're right, it's not visible in the response headers.  That's because it does not exist in the response headers.  Referrer is a request header.  Request headers describe the request and response headers describe the response.  So why would you expect to see that request header ("Referrer") returned by a method named GetAllResponseHeaders?   There's not a GetAllRequestHeaders method because you are the one building and sending the request so you know what request headers are being sent.  Of course, this assumes that your request was successful. 😉

 

Edited March 19, 2022 by TheXman

[beginner10]

@TheXman

Thanks for the reply.

The truth is, I haven't used Winhttp in the past.
I understand what you're saying, so referres is a request header, using SetRequestHeader. But is there any way to see if that header was actually set correctly?
I would have expected that after sending it with SetRequestHeader(), I could see it with GetAllResponseHeaders(). But I understand why it doesn't work that way.

 

Thanks

[TheXman]

3 minutes ago, beginner10 said:

But is there any way to see if that header was actually set correctly?

There are numerous ways.  One very easy way to see your request, is to send your request to the Postman echo api. (https://postman-echo.com/get).  It will show you your request in a JSON response.

[Melba23]

beginner10,

And a third attempt (plus one with another account) - do you think we are stupid? Take a month off to think whether you are going to remain a member of this forum - because the next infraction will take the decision out of your hands.

M23