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AI: Simple Stateless Query

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Demonstrates the simplest stateless query: asking an AI to "Say Hello". This query is standalone and not part of a conversation.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$ai = chilkat::CkAi->new();

# The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
# Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
$ai->put_Provider("openai");

# Use your provider's API key.
$ai->put_ApiKey("MY_API_KEY");

# Choose a model.
$ai->put_Model("gpt-4o");

# Add a text input.
$ai->InputAddText("Say Hello.");

# Ask the AI for text output.
$success = $ai->Ask("text");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ai->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Get the text response.
$sbResponse = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$ai->GetOutputTextSb($sbResponse);
print $sbResponse->getAsString() . "\r\n";

# Sample output:
# Hello! How can I assist you today?

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