(Go) Box.com Download File

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Retrieves the actual data of the 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.

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // 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 := chilkat.NewHttp()

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

    http.SetFollowRedirects(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 := http.Download("https://api.box.com/2.0/files/283371752129/content","qa_output/tigers.jpeg")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Downloaded tigers.jpeg")

    http.DisposeHttp()