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POST Multipart (G Dataflow)
Sends a web request that submits multiple sets of data or files to a server, web page, or web service. This node uses the POST HTTP method and multipart/form-data MIME type. The POST Multipart node submits multiple sets of data, represented by an array of data clusters.
output file
File where you can save body data returned by the server. If you do not specify an output file, the node does not save the body data to a file.
client handle
Unique value that identifies the web request. You can use the same client handle to wire together multiple HTTP nodes to preserve authentication credentials, HTTP headers, and cookies. Client handles are not required when making independent web requests without persistent data such as headers or credentials.
Default: 0
url
URL of the server, web page, or web service where this node will send the web request.
Relative URL behavior
If you do not specify a URL scheme on a Web Server target, each URL you enter is relative to the location the WebVI is hosted. The WebVI sends HTTP requests to the server at the relative URL. For example, if you host the WebVI on http://website.com/MyApp/, specifying the relative URL subdirectory/myfile.txt sends an HTTP request to http://website.com/MyApp/subdirectory/myfile.txt.
If you do not specify a URL scheme on a non-Web Server target, the node prefixes http:// to the URL and treats it as an absolute URL.
data
Array of clusters specifying the data attributes and values to submit to the server. The POST Multipart node determines which data format to accept from the client and which format to send to the server based upon the controls specified within data.
Name
Name for the submitted data. This value is required for all web requests with buffer data or files.
Value
Buffer data string to submit to the server. Assign a Value and do not assign a File to configure the node to accept a buffer data string as the source data.
File
Location of the file source to submit to the server. Assign a File and do not assign a Value to configure the node to accept a file as the source data.
Filename
Source data that is saved as a file when you assign a Filename. If you do not assign a Filename, the server saves the source data as a buffer data string.
MIME Type
MIME type for the web request.
error in
Error conditions that occur before this node runs.
The node responds to this input according to standard error behavior.
Standard Error Behavior
Many nodes provide an error in input and an error out output so that the node can respond to and communicate errors that occur while code is running. The value of error in specifies whether an error occurred before the node runs. Most nodes respond to values of error in in a standard, predictable way.
Default: No error
timeout
Amount of time in milliseconds the node has to wait for a response from the server before the web request times out. A value of -1 defers timeout monitoring to the operating system.
Default: 10000 ms
status code
Status code information returned by the server.
client handle out
Unique value that identifies the web request. Use this value to refer to this web request in subsequent node calls.
You can use the same client handle to wire together multiple HTTP nodes to preserve authentication credentials, HTTP headers, and cookies.
Client handles are not required when making independent web requests without persistent data such as headers or credentials.
headers
Header fields returned by the server. Refer to the World Wide Web Consortium website at www.w3.org for more information about header field definitions including available headers, descriptions, and syntax.
body
The body data contained in the server, web page, or web service.
error out
Error information.
The node produces this output according to standard error behavior.
Standard Error Behavior
Many nodes provide an error in input and an error out output so that the node can respond to and communicate errors that occur while code is running. The value of error in specifies whether an error occurred before the node runs. Most nodes respond to values of error in in a standard, predictable way.
Web Server Details
CORS Restrictions on HTTP Requests
Requests from HTTP clients are subject to CORS restrictions when the WebVI communicates with a web service on a different origin. The web service responding to the HTTP request must return a valid CORS configuration for the HTTP request to complete successfully.
On non-Web Server targets, HTTP requests are not subject to CORS restrictions. The VI can make HTTP requests regardless of the CORS configuration of the server.
If an HTTP request fails on the Web Server target, the HTTP node returns the generic network error code 363650 because it cannot track the exact cause of the failure. You must use the output tab or developer tools specific to the browser to gather additional information about the cause of the failure.
Cached Response Behavior for Repeat Requests
HTTP nodes on a Web Server target may create caches of responses to HTTP requests. If a duplicate request occurs, the HTTP nodes can avoid querying the network by returning a previous response from the cache. The specific browser environment and server configuration determine the behavior of the cache.
On non-Web Server targets, every HTTP request creates a unique network request.
Forbidden Headers on a Web Server
A WebVI cannot transmit or receive specific forbidden headers in HTTP requests. For header transmissions, the request to the server does not include forbidden headers. When the HTTP nodes receive a forbidden header from a server, they exclude the header from the headers output. Additionally, the CORS configuration of a server may exclude some headers in server requests or from server responses.
On non-Web Server targets, you do not need to account for forbidden headers in HTTP requests.
Default Content-Type for HTTP Request
If you do not specify a Content-Type header for an HTTP request, this node adds the multipart/form-data Content-Type header to the request by default.
Where This Node Can Run:
Desktop OS: Windows
FPGA: Not supported
Web Server: Not supported in VIs that run in a web application