(Delphi DLL) Box.com Download File

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Retrieves the actual data of the file.

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

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: HCkHttp;
success: Boolean;

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

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Important:
// See this information about Box.com Service Accounts
// Box.com will automatically generate a Service Account where the name of the account is the name of your App. 
// When you make API calls, it is for this service account, and the files that exist and what you see are not the same as your normal account.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http := CkHttp_Create();

// Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
// See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,'BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN');

CkHttp_putFollowRedirects(http,True);

// Streaming download directly to a file
// The file is specified by the file ID.
// In this case, we're downloading a file with FILE_ID = 283371752129.
// The general form of the URL for downloading is: https://api.box.com/2.0/files/FILE_ID/content
success := CkHttp_Download(http,'https://api.box.com/2.0/files/283371752129/content','qa_output/tigers.jpeg');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Downloaded tigers.jpeg');

CkHttp_Dispose(http);

end;