(DataFlex) 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

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