DataFlex

HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

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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.

DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoHttp
    String sStr
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // This example assumes 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

    // Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    Get ComQuickGetStr Of hoHttp "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json" To sStr
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln sStr

    Get ComQuickGetStr Of hoHttp "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt" To sStr
    Showln sStr

    Get ComQuickGetStr Of hoHttp "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml" To sStr
    Showln sStr


End_Procedure