(PowerBuilder) 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.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Bd
integer li_Success
integer li_StatusCode

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Bd = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.BinData" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Bd.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.BinData")

// Download the contents of a PDF file into the bd object.
li_Success = loo_Http.QuickGetBd("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/hello.pdf",loo_Bd)
if li_Success = 0 then
    // 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 1 if bd contains the desired content at the URL (not an error response).
    li_StatusCode = loo_Http.LastStatus
    Write-Debug "Response status: " + string(li_StatusCode)

    if li_StatusCode = 0 then
        // There was an error in communications.  
        Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    else
        // We received a response status code indicating failure.
        // Examine the response body.
        Write-Debug loo_Http.LastResponseBody
    end if

    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Bd
    return
end if

// 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.
li_Success = loo_Bd.WriteFile("qa_output/hello.pdf")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug "Failed to write output file."
else
    Write-Debug "Wrote hello.pdf"
end if



destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Bd