(Go) QuickGetBd Example

The QuickGetBd method is called to send a GET request to download a binary target, such as PDF, zip, image file, etc. into a Chilkat BinData object.

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()
    bd := chilkat.NewBinData()

    // Download the contents of a PDF file into the bd object.
    success := http.QuickGetBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hello.pdf",bd)
    if success == false {
        // This will happen if the response status code was 400 or greater,
        // or if the request could not be sent, or if no response was received.
        // 
        // In other words, success will only be true if bd contains the desired content at the URL (not an error response).
        statusCode := http.LastStatus()
        fmt.Println("Response status: ", statusCode)

        if statusCode == 0 {
            // There was an error in communications.  
            fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        }
        else {
            // We received a response status code indicating failure.
            // Examine the response body.
            fmt.Println(http.LastResponseBody())
        }

        http.DisposeHttp()
        bd.DisposeBinData()
        return
    }

    // Save the contents of bd to a file.
    // Note: This is only for the sake of this example.
    // It's better to call the Download method to download directly to a file.
    success = bd.WriteFile("qa_output/hello.pdf")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println("Failed to write output file.")
    }
    else {
        fmt.Println("Wrote hello.pdf")
    }


    http.DisposeHttp()
    bd.DisposeBinData()