Source Code File 03-06_curlerror2.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <curl/curl.h>

int main()
{
    CURL *curl;
    CURLcode res;
    char url[] = "odd://site.com";

    /* Initialize easy curl */
    curl = curl_easy_init();
    if( curl == NULL)
    {
        fprintf(stderr,"Unable to init\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    /* set options */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);

    /* curl the resource */
    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    if( res!=CURLE_OK )
    {
        fprintf(stderr,"Can't curl %s\n",url);
        fprintf(stderr,"Error: %s\n",
                curl_easy_strerror(res)
               );
        exit(1);
    }

    /* cleanup */
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);

    return(0);
}

Notes

* The URL used in the url string is invalid.

* Of all the error-reporting methods available in the libcurl library, using the curl_easy_strerror() function is the best.

* Wide version of this code (statements not split)

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