The API interface in PC Software can use the HTTP Post Extension

The http address is http(s)://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwx/api.cgi?club=xxx

where xxx is your club code (repeat of parameters)

The following are suggestions based on feedback and will need to be verified in your particular software

Please Note, your SSL/TLS Interface software will need to use the latest TLSv1.2 to use https

As an example, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36574711/could-not-create-ssl-tls-secure-channel-getrequeststream

VB API Code

A suitable VB example for doing this can be found at http://www.example-code.com/vb/http_post_form.asp, or just search Google, so that the code would look something like:

Dim h As HTTPClass
Set h = New HTTPClass
Set clubcode = "myclub"
h.Fields("club") = clubcode
h.Fields("password") = "secret"
 ..........
If h.OpenHTTP("www.bridgewebs.com") Then
Debug.Print h.SendRequest("cgi-bin/bwx/api.cgi?club=" & clubcode, "POST")
End If

VB Net Code

A suitable VB class for doing this can be found at https://www.example-code.com/vbscript/http_formSubmitPost.asp, or just search Google, so that the code would look something like:

 Public Function GetFromWebSite() As Boolean

'   Get the player database from BridgeWebs

        Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor
        Dim h As HttpClass
        h = New HttpClass
        Dim x As Integer = 0
        Dim strPost As String = ""
        h.Fields("club") = "my_club"
        h.Fields("type") = "download"
        h.Fields("password") = "password"
        h.Fields("filename") = "players.txt"
        If h.OpenHTTP("www.bridgewebs.com") Then
            strPost = h.SendRequest("cgi-bin/bwx/api.cgi?club=" & "my_club", "POST")
        Else
            '     Provide the error returned from the open call
            MsgBox("Error on HTTP Open " & strPost, vbInformation, "Get from Web")
            Cursor.Current = Cursors.Arrow
            Return False
        End If
        x = InStr(strPost, "Download Successful")
        If x = 0 Then
         '     Provide the error returned from the open call
            MsgBox("HTTP Post operation failed while retrieving Player Database " & vbCrLf & strPost, vbCritical, "Post error")
            Cursor.Current = Cursors.Arrow
            Return False
        End If
        ' The string returned is in the format Data = "......." Message = "Download....."
        ' strip of the text we dont want
       '  Store the text in our global field
        a1.PlayerDownload = Mid(strPost, 8, x - 17)
        Cursor.Current = Cursors.Arrow
        Return True
    End Function

PHP API Code

Code for PHP will look something like, but not been tested.

$reply = "";

$clubcode = "myclub";
$data = "club=".urlencode(clubcode);
$data .= "&password=".urlencode("secret");
............
$header = "POST /mailer/send HTTP/1.0\r\n";
$header .= "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n";
$header .= "Content-Length: " . strlen($data) . "\r\n\r\n";
$fp = fsockopen('http://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwx/api.cgi?club=' . $clubcode, 443, $errno, $errstr, 30);

if(!$fp)
   return "ERROR. Could not open connection";
else {
   fputs ($fp, $header.$data);
   while (!feof($fp)) {
     $reply .= fread ($fp, 1024);
   }
 fclose($fp);
 }
 print $reply;

Linux Perl API Code

Code for Perl will look something like, but not been tested.

my $clubcode = 'myclub";
my $url = 'http://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwx/api.cgi?club=' . $clubcode;
my $object = LWP::UserAgent->new;
my $request = $object->post ( $url,
{ 'club' =>$clubcode,
'password' => 'secret',
'type' => 'download',
.........
} );
my $reply = $request->as_string ();
print $reply;

'C' API Code (C# .NET 4.5)

Code for 'C' will look something like, but not been tested.

   async private void cmdUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
     if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(m_UsebioFile)) // Check if xml file has already been created
     {
         cmdUsebio_Click(this, new EventArgs());  // If not, create it
         if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(m_UsebioFile))
         {
             MessageBox.Show("Failed to create file for upload!", Dashboard.WarningMsgTitle);
             return;
         }
     }

     // Create Key/Value pairs for the data

     Dictionary KVPs = new Dictionary(5);
     KVPs.Add("club", ClubID);
     KVPs.Add("password", "password");
     KVPs.Add("type", "upload");
     KVPs.Add("filename", m_UsebioFile);
     KVPs.Add("data", File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(Properties.Settings.Default.UsebioPath, m_UsebioFile)));
     FormUrlEncodedContent fuec = new FormUrlEncodedContent(KVPs);

     HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
     HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsync("http://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwx/api.cgi?club=" + ClubID, fuec);
     if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
         MessageBox.Show("Upload failed!\r   Status Code: " + response.StatusCode.ToString() + "\r   Reason: " + response.ReasonPhrase, Dashboard.WarningMsgTitle,

             MessageBoxButtons.OK,MessageBoxIcon.Warning);

 }