Node.js

Box.com Download Text File to Memory

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Retrieves the actual data of a text file into a memory (not to a local file). Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    // See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
    http.AuthToken = "BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN";

    http.FollowRedirects = true;

    // The file is specified by the file ID.
    // In this case, we're downloading a file with FILE_ID = 371828468442
    // The general form of the URL for downloading is: https://api.box.com/2.0/files/FILE_ID/content
    var sb = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = http.DownloadSb("https://api.box.com/2.0/files/371828468442/content","utf-8",sb);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Downloaded:");
    console.log(sb.GetAsString());

}

chilkatExample();