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MedTunnel: Get Message Attachment

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Get a specific attachment of a message. The MessageId and AttachmentId are obtained from the "Get Mailbox Messages" example.

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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.

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X GET -k 
#         -H "Authorization:PutAuthorizationTokenHere" 
#         https://server.medtunnel.com/medtunnelmsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid=989448&attachmentid=424857&setreadflag=false

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

$http->SetRequestHeader("Authorization","PutAuthorizationTokenHere");

# The messageId and attachmentId are contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
$http->SetUrlVar("messageId","989448");
$http->SetUrlVar("attachmentId","424857");
$http->SetUrlVar("setReadFlag","false");

# Download the attachment data into bd.
$bd = chilkat::CkBinData->new();
$success = $http->QuickGetBd("https://server.medtunnel.com/MedTunnelMsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid={$messageId}&attachmentid={$attachmentId}&setreadflag={$setReadFlag}",$bd);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$respStatusCode = $http->get_LastStatus();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $http->lastHeader() . "\r\n";
    # For errors, the response body contains an error message instead of the actual attachment data.
    print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
    print $bd->getString("utf-8") . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Save the attachment data.
# The attachment filename is also contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
$success = $bd->WriteFile("qa_output/starfish.jpg");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Failed to save attachment file." . "\r\n";
}
else {
    print "Success." . "\r\n";
}