(SQL Server) Download File from Dropbox into a String Variable

Demonstrates how to download a file from Dropbox directly into a string variable.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @iTmp1 int
    DECLARE @iTmp2 int
    DECLARE @iTmp3 int
    DECLARE @iTmp4 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    -- A Dropbox access token should have been previously obtained.
    -- Dropbox access tokens do not expire.
    -- See Dropbox Access Token.

    DECLARE @rest int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Rest', @rest OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Connect to Dropbox
    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'content.dropboxapi.com', 443, 1, 1
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        RETURN
      END

    -- Add request headers.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'Authorization', 'Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN'

    -- The download "parameters" are contained in JSON passed in an HTTP request header.
    -- This is the JSON indicating the file to be downloaded:
    -- { 
    --    "path": "/jack.txt",
    -- }

    DECLARE @json int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'AppendString', @success OUT, 'path', '/jack.txt'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'Dropbox-API-Arg', @sTmp0

    -- The content of the file on Dropbox is returned.
    DECLARE @fileContent nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'FullRequestNoBody', @fileContent OUT, 'POST', '/2/files/download'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        RETURN
      END

    -- When successful, Dropbox responds with a 200 response code.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 200
      BEGIN
        -- Examine the request/response to see what happened.

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'response status code = ' + @iTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'response status text = ' + @sTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseHeader', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'response header: ' + @sTmp0

        PRINT 'response body (if any): ' + @fileContent

        PRINT '---'

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastRequestStartLine', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'LastRequestStartLine: ' + @sTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastRequestHeader', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'LastRequestHeader: ' + @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        RETURN
      END

    -- Show the file content that was downloaded:

    PRINT @fileContent

    PRINT '----'

    -- Information about the downloaded file is also available as JSON in a response header.
    -- The "dropbox-api-result" response header contains the information.  For example:
    DECLARE @apiResult nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'ResponseHdrByName', @apiResult OUT, 'dropbox-api-result'

    PRINT @apiResult

    -- In this case, the pretty-formatted dropbox-api-result JSON looks like this:
    -- { 
    --   "name": "jack.txt",
    --   "path_lower": "/jack.txt",
    --   "path_display": "/jack.txt",
    --   "id": "id:yqx4-tE_NKAAAAAAAAAAAQ",
    --   "client_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
    --   "server_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
    --   "rev": "8482db15f",
    --   "size": 42
    -- }

    -- Load the JSON, pretty-print it, and demonstrate how to get some values...
    DECLARE @jsonResult int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonResult OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jsonResult, 'EmitCompact', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResult, 'Load', @success OUT, @apiResult
    -- Show the JSON pretty-printed...
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResult, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Sample code to get data from the JSON response:
    DECLARE @size int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResult, 'IntOf', @size OUT, 'size'

    PRINT 'size = ' + @size

    DECLARE @rev nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResult, 'StringOf', @rev OUT, 'rev'

    PRINT 'rev = ' + @rev

    DECLARE @clientModified nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResult, 'StringOf', @clientModified OUT, 'client_modified'
    DECLARE @ckdt int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.CkDateTime" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.CkDateTime', @ckdt OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ckdt, 'SetFromTimestamp', @success OUT, @clientModified
    DECLARE @bLocalTime int
    SELECT @bLocalTime = 1
    DECLARE @dt int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ckdt, 'GetDtObj', @dt OUT, @bLocalTime
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Day', @iTmp0 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Month', @iTmp1 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Year', @iTmp2 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Hour', @iTmp3 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Minute', @iTmp4 OUT
    PRINT @iTmp0 + '/' + @iTmp1 + '/' + @iTmp2 + ' ' + @iTmp3 + ':' + @iTmp4
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dt


    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonResult
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ckdt


END
GO