(.NET Core C#) Box.com Download File

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// 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.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

// Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
// See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
http.AuthToken = "BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN";

http.FollowRedirects = 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
bool success = http.Download("https://api.box.com/2.0/files/283371752129/content","qa_output/tigers.jpeg");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Downloaded tigers.jpeg");