(Go) Box.com Download Binary File to Memory

Retrieves the actual data of the file into a memory (not to a local file).

Chilkat Go Downloads Go Package for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    // Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    // See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
    http.SetAuthToken("BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

    http.SetFollowRedirects(true)

    // 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
    bd := chilkat.NewBinData()
    success := http.DownloadBd("https://api.box.com/2.0/files/283371752129/content",bd)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        bd.DisposeBinData()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Downloaded tigers.jpeg into an object holding the binary data.")

    fmt.Println("Number of bytes: ", bd.NumBytes())

    http.DisposeHttp()
    bd.DisposeBinData()