(Excel) 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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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As Chilkat.Http
Set http = Chilkat.NewHttp

' 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 <> True) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
Else
    Debug.Print fileContents
    Debug.Print "Success."
End If