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Delphi ActiveX

eBay -- Download Data using FileTransferService

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Demonstrates how to download a data file using the eBay File Transfer API.

Chilkat Delphi ActiveX Downloads

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
accessToken: WideString;
http: TChilkatHttp;
req: TChilkatHttpRequest;
xml: TChilkatXml;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
statusCode: Integer;
responseBody: TChilkatBinData;
mime: TChilkatMime;
part0: TChilkatMime;
downloadResponseXml: WideString;
xmlResp: TChilkatXml;
part1: TChilkatMime;
zipData: TChilkatBinData;
sbContentType: TChilkatStringBuilder;
xmlFromZip: TChilkatXml;
gzip: TChilkatGzip;
zip: TChilkatZip;
entry: TChilkatZipEntry;

begin
success := 0;

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

// Use a previously obtained access token.  The token should look something like this:
// "AgAAAA**AQA ..."
accessToken := 'EBAY_ACCESS_TOKEN';

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

req := TChilkatHttpRequest.Create(Self);

req.HttpVerb := 'POST';
req.Path := '/FileTransferService';
req.ContentType := 'application/xml';

// Build the XML body for the request.
xml := TChilkatXml.Create(Self);
xml.Tag := 'downloadFileRequest';
xml.AddAttribute('xmlns','http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services');
xml.UpdateChildContent('taskReferenceId','50013004806');
xml.UpdateChildContent('fileReferenceId','50015579016');

req.LoadBodyFromString(xml.GetXml(),'utf-8');

// The XML body looks like this:

// 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
// 	<downloadFileRequest xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services">
// 	<taskReferenceId>50013004806</taskReferenceId>
// 	<fileReferenceId>50015579016</fileReferenceId>
// 	</downloadFileRequest>

req.AddHeader('X-EBAY-SOA-OPERATION-NAME','downloadFile');
req.AddHeader('X-EBAY-SOA-SECURITY-TOKEN',accessToken);

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpSReq('storage.sandbox.ebay.com',443,1,req.ControlInterface,resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

statusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response status code = ' + IntToStr(statusCode));

responseBody := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
resp.GetBodyBd(responseBody.ControlInterface);

// We can save the response body to a file for examination if we get an unanticipated response.  
// (It's binary, so it won't open well in a text editor.)
responseBody.WriteFile('qa_output/response.mime');

if (statusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// The response body looks like this:

// 	--MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684241
// 	Content-Type: application/xop+xml; charset=utf-8; type="text/xml"
// 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
// 	Content-ID: <0.urn:uuid:2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684242>
// 
// 	<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
// 	<downloadFileResponse xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services">
// 	<ack>Success</ack>
// 	<version>1.1.0</version>
// 	<timestamp>2017-04-18T15:49:41.868Z</timestamp>
// 	<fileAttachment>
// 	    <Size>587</Size>
// 	    <Data>
//                 <xop:Include xmlns:xop="http://www.w3.org/2004/08/xop/include" href="cid:urn:uuid:A37C3C73E994C267F11492530585522"/>
// 	    </Data>
// 	</fileAttachment>
// 	</downloadFileResponse>
// 	--MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684241
// 	Content-Type: application/zip
// 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
// 	Content-ID: <urn:uuid:A37C3C73E994C267F11492530585522>
// 
// 	<the binary bytes of the zip start here...>
// 

// Load the binary response into a MIME object.
mime := TChilkatMime.Create(Self);
success := mime.LoadMimeBd(responseBody.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mime.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Make sure we have 2 sub-parts.  The 1st sub-part is the XML response, the 2nd sub-part
// is the zip containing the data.

// Note: The 2nd sub-part can be a "zip" or "gzip".  These are two different file formats.
// A zip is indicated with a Content-Type header equal to "application/zip",
// whereas a gzip is indicated with a Content-Type header equal to "application/x-gzip"
if (mime.NumParts <> 2) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Expected the MIME to have 2 parts.');
    Memo1.Lines.Add('NumParts = ' + IntToStr(mime.NumParts));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the XML from the 1st MIME sub-part.

part0 := TChilkatMime.Create(Self);
success := mime.PartAt(0,part0.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mime.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

downloadResponseXml := part0.GetBodyDecoded();
xmlResp := TChilkatXml.Create(Self);
xmlResp.LoadXml(downloadResponseXml);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Download Response XML:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(xmlResp.GetXml());

Memo1.Lines.Add('----');

// Now get the zip from the second part (index=1), unzip, and examine..

part1 := TChilkatMime.Create(Self);
success := mime.PartAt(1,part1.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mime.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

zipData := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
part1.GetBodyBd(zipData.ControlInterface);

// Check to see if we have a zip or gzip.
sbContentType := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbContentType.Append(part1.ContentType);

xmlFromZip := TChilkatXml.Create(Self);

if (sbContentType.Contains('gzip',0) = 1) then
  begin
    // This is a gzip compressed file.
    gzip := TChilkatGzip.Create(Self);

    // in-place uncompress the data.
    // Note: The UncompressBd method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.67
    success := gzip.UncompressBd(zipData.ControlInterface);
    if (success = 0) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(gzip.LastErrorText);
        Exit;
      end;

    xmlFromZip.LoadXml(zipData.GetString('utf-8'));

  end
else
  begin
    // This is a zip archive.

    // Load the body into a Zip object.
    zip := TChilkatZip.Create(Self);
    success := zip.OpenBd(zipData.ControlInterface);
    if (success = 0) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
        Exit;
      end;

    // Save the .zip to a file (so we can examine it for debugging if something is not as expected)
    zipData.WriteFile('qa_output/ebay_data.zip');

    // The zip should contain a single XML file.
    if (zip.NumEntries <> 1) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add('Expected the .zip to have 1 entry.');
        Memo1.Lines.Add('NumEntries = ' + IntToStr(zip.NumEntries));
        Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
        Exit;
      end;

    entry := TChilkatZipEntry.Create(Self);
    success := zip.EntryAt(0,entry.ControlInterface);
    if (success = 0) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(zip.LastErrorText);
        Exit;
      end;

    xmlFromZip.LoadXml(entry.UnzipToString(0,'utf-8'));
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('XML contained in the zip:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(xmlFromZip.GetXml());
Memo1.Lines.Add('----');

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;