yahoo query language.ahk

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queryString:=QueryString_Builder({"q":"select * from local.search where zip='75019' and query='hot dogs'","format":"json"})
;~  MsgBox % queryString
EndPoint:="https://query.yahooapis.com/v1/public/yql"

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HTTP := ComObjCreate("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")
HTTP.Open("GET", EndPoint . queryString) ;GET or POST most common; Uppercase matters!
HTTP.Send()
Response_Data:=HTTP.ResponseText
SciTE_Output(Response_Data) ;Text,Clear=1,LineBreak=1,Exit=0
;~  SciTE_Output(sXML_Pretty(Response_data,"   ")) ;Text,Clear=1,LineBreak=1,Exit=0
return

QueryString_Builder(kvp){
	for key, value in kvp
		queryString.=((A_Index="1")?(url "?"):("&")) key "=" value
	return queryString
}