(SQL Server) HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, JSON, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

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
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

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

    -- Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    DECLARE @str nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @str OUT, 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT @str

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @str OUT, 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt'

    PRINT @str

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @str OUT, 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml'

    PRINT @str

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http


END
GO