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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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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("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.
Dim bd As ChilkatBinData
bd.Initialize
success = http.QuickGetBd("https://server.medtunnel.com/MedTunnelMsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid={$messageId}&attachmentid={$attachmentId}&setreadflag={$setReadFlag}", bd)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim respStatusCode As Int = http.LastStatus
Log("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If respStatusCode >= 400 Then
    Log("Response Header:")
    Log(http.LastHeader)
    '  For errors, the response body contains an error message instead of the actual attachment data.
    Log("Response Body:")
    Log(bd.GetString("utf-8"))
    Log("Failed.")
    Return
End If


'  Save the attachment data.
'  The attachment filename is also contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
success = bd.WriteFile("qa_output/starfish.jpg")
If success <> True Then
    Log("Failed to save attachment file.")
Else
    Log("Success.")
End If