DataFlex

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). DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Variant vSb
    Handle hoSb
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    // Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    // See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To "BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN"

    Set ComFollowRedirects Of hoHttp To 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
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSb
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSb))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSb
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSb to vSb
    Get ComDownloadSb Of hoHttp "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/371828468442/content" "utf-8" vSb To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Downloaded:"
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSb To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure