Read Https website content using report program

[former_member202253]

Hi ,

I need your help experts. I need to validate website url and read its content. For example http://www.google.com.

I am able read non https url content but when I am trying to read content for https url my below code is not working like https://www.google.com its not working but url is validate. How do i read https website content without certificate download

Below is my program please suggest.

DATA: http_client TYPE REF TO if_http_client .

DATA: wf_string TYPE string ,

result TYPE string ,

r_str TYPE string .

DATA: result_tab TYPE TABLE OF string.

START-OF-SELECTION .

  CLEAR wf_string .

wf_string = 'https://www.google.com'.

  CALL METHOD cl_http_client=>create_by_url

    EXPORTING

      url                = wf_string

    IMPORTING

      client             = http_client

    EXCEPTIONS

      argument_not_found = 1

      plugin_not_active  = 2

      internal_error     = 3

      OTHERS             = 4.

  CALL METHOD http_client->send

    EXCEPTIONS

      http_communication_failure = 1

      http_invalid_state         = 2.

  CALL METHOD http_client->receive

    EXCEPTIONS

      http_communication_failure = 1

      http_invalid_state         = 2

      http_processing_failed     = 3.

  CLEAR result .

  result = http_client->response->get_cdata( ).

  REFRESH result_tab .

  SPLIT result AT cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf INTO TABLE result_tab .

  LOOP AT result_tab INTO r_str.

    WRITE:/ r_str .

  ENDLOOP .

Thanks,

NJ

[Former Member]

Hi Nikhilesh,

check this out. The correct code should look like this:

DATA: http_client TYPE REF TO if_http_client .

call method cl_http_client=>create

  exporting

    host          = 'www.google.com'

    service       = '443'

    scheme        = '2'

  importing

    client        = http_client.

Regards, Michael

[former_member202253]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the reply.

I have tried the given solution by replacing CALL METHOD cl_http_client=>create_by_url with

call method cl_http_client=>create

  exporting

    host          = 'www.google.com'

    service       = '443'

    scheme        = '2'

  importing

    client        = http_client.

But still I am getting same error  "http_communication_failure"

CALL METHOD http_client->receive

    EXCEPTIONS

      http_communication_failure = 1

      http_invalid_state         = 2

      http_processing_failed     = 3.

Please suggest.

Thanks

NJ

[Former Member]

Hi Nikhilesh,

ok, maybe it will work, if check out the following:

Wouter Venhuizen describes a solution for this problem right here. Try to follow his instructions step by step. 

When you still getting the error-message "http_communication_failure", try to set up the HTTP(S) destination in SM59 and test it from there. After that, you can try to create your http_client with the method CREATE_BY_DESTINATION.

Good luck!!

Michael