(Lianja) Multimodal Input: Image Data

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.2.0 or greater.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loAi = createobject("CkAi")

// The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
// Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
// xAI (Grok) will be used here..
loAi.Provider = "xai"

// Use your provider's API key.
loAi.ApiKey = "MY_API_KEY"

// Choose a model.
loAi.Model = "grok-4"

// Add both text input, and image data
loAi.InputAddText("Describe what you see in the following image.")

loBd = createobject("CkBinData")
// We're passing a relative local file path here.. (relative the the app's current working directory)
llSuccess = loBd.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loBd.LastErrorText
    release loAi
    release loBd
    return
endif

loAi.InputAddImageData(loBd,"")

// Ask the AI for text output.
llSuccess = loAi.Ask("text")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loAi.LastErrorText
    release loAi
    release loBd
    return
endif

// Get the text response.
loSbResponse = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loAi.GetOutputTextSb(loSbResponse)
? loSbResponse.GetAsString()

// -------------------------------------------------------------
// The response is in markdown format.
// Also see Markdown to HTML Conversion Examples.
// -------------------------------------------------------------

// Sample output:

// The image depicts a small, bright orange starfish (also known as a sea star) with five symmetrical arms radiating from a central disc. 
// It has a textured, bumpy surface that gives it a realistic, almost spiky appearance, and there's a small hole or indentation at the center, 
// which might represent the mouth or a natural feature. The starfish is shown against a plain white background, and it appears to be a simple, 
// illustrative or clipart-style graphic rather than a photograph.


release loAi
release loBd
release loSbResponse