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MedTunnel: Get Message Attachment

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Get a specific attachment of a message. The MessageId and AttachmentId are obtained from the "Get Mailbox Messages" example.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.BinData;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Http http = new Http();

        // Implements the following CURL command:

        // curl -X GET -k
        //         -H "Authorization:PutAuthorizationTokenHere"
        //         https://server.medtunnel.com/medtunnelmsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid=989448&attachmentid=424857&setreadflag=false

        // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
        // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

        http.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "PutAuthorizationTokenHere");

        // The messageId and attachmentId are contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
        http.setUrlVar("messageId", "989448");
        http.setUrlVar("attachmentId", "424857");
        http.setUrlVar("setReadFlag", "false");

        // Download the attachment data into bd.
        BinData bd = new BinData();
        try {
            http.quickGetBd("https://server.medtunnel.com/MedTunnelMsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid={$messageId}&attachmentid={$attachmentId}&setreadflag={$setReadFlag}", bd);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        int respStatusCode = http.getLastStatus();
        System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(http.getLastHeader());
            // For errors, the response body contains an error message instead of the actual attachment data.
            System.out.println("Response Body:");
            System.out.println(bd.getString("utf-8"));
            System.out.println("Failed.");
            return;
        }

        // Save the attachment data.
        // The attachment filename is also contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
        try {
            bd.writeFile("qa_output/starfish.jpg");
            System.out.println("Success.");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("Failed to save attachment file.");
        }
    }
}