(Delphi ActiveX) SharePoint -- Download File (Site Collection)

Demonstrates how to download a file from SharePoint located in the /Documents folder in a site within a site collection.

The format for a URL for a resource contained in a site within a site collection is like this:

https://contoso.com/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/teamA/Documents')/Files('SomeDocument.docx')/$value

Notice that the "/sites/teamA" (where "teamA" is the name of the site) occurs twice in the URL.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/sites/sites-and-site-collections-overview

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

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
http: TChilkatHttp;
url: WideString;
localFilePath: WideString;
success: Integer;

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

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
// The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
// The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
// Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
// for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
// Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
http.Login := 'SHAREPOINT_USERNAME';
http.Password := 'SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD';
http.LoginDomain := 'SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN';
http.NtlmAuth := 1;

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
// If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
// establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------

// This example downloads the file named "Domain Name created for Exchange.docx"

// Note: I was initially confused by the "$value" part of the URL. 
// When I see something like $value, I immediately think that it's some sort of
// variable or placeholder to be replaced with an actual value.  In this case,
// the "$value" is literally part of the URL.  It's not replace with anything.

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// IMPORTANT: The format for a URL within a site collection is like this:
// https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/teamA/Documents')/Files('Domain Name created for Exchange.docx')/$value
// 
// Notice that "/sites/teamA" is specified twice in the above sample URL.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

url := 'https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl(''/sites/teamA/Documents'')/Files(''Domain Name created for Exchange.docx'')/$value';
localFilePath := 'qa_output/x.docx';

success := http.Download(url,localFilePath);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('File successfully downloaded from a SharePoint site within a site collection.');
end;