PowerBuilder

Multimodal Input: Image Data

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Demonstrates sending a request that includes both text and image data for the AI to analyze. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Ai
oleobject loo_Bd
oleobject loo_SbResponse

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Ai = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Ai.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Ai")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Ai
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// 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..
loo_Ai.Provider = "xai"

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

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

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

loo_Bd = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Bd.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.BinData")

// We're passing a relative local file path here.. (relative the the app's current working directory)
li_Success = loo_Bd.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Bd.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ai
    destroy loo_Bd
    return
end if

loo_Ai.InputAddImageData(loo_Bd,"")

// Ask the AI for text output.
li_Success = loo_Ai.Ask("text")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ai.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ai
    destroy loo_Bd
    return
end if

// Get the text response.
loo_SbResponse = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponse.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Ai.GetOutputTextSb(loo_SbResponse)
Write-Debug loo_SbResponse.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.


destroy loo_Ai
destroy loo_Bd
destroy loo_SbResponse