(Delphi ActiveX) Backblaze S3 Download String

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Demonstrates how to download a textual object into a string variable.

The Chilkat S3 functions in the HTTP class are compatible with the Backblaze service. However, because of some specific issues, Chilkat v9.5.0.89 or later is needed.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: TChilkatHttp;
bucketName: WideString;
objectName: WideString;
charset: WideString;
fileContents: WideString;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// keyID = Access Key ID or Access Key
http.AwsAccessKey := 'access-key';

// applicationKey = Secret Access Key or Secret Key
http.AwsSecretKey := 'secret-key';

// Region is the 2nd part of your S3 Endpoint
http.AwsEndpoint := 's3.us-west-002.backblazeb2.com';

bucketName := 'chilkat-test';
objectName := 'orchard.json';

// This is the byte representation of the text file downloaded from Backblaze.
// It must be specified to allow Chilkat to correctly interpret the bytes as characters.
charset := 'utf-8';

fileContents := http.S3_DownloadString(bucketName,objectName,charset);

if (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(fileContents);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
  end;
end;