PureBasic

Box.com Download Text File to Memory

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Retrieves the actual data of a text file into a memory (not to a local file). PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    ; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    ; See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
    CkHttp::setCkAuthToken(http, "BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

    CkHttp::setCkFollowRedirects(http, 1)

    ; The file is specified by the file ID.
    ; In this case, we're downloading a file with FILE_ID = 371828468442
    ; The general form of the URL for downloading is: https://api.box.com/2.0/files/FILE_ID/content
    sb.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sb.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkHttp::ckDownloadSb(http,"https://api.box.com/2.0/files/371828468442/content","utf-8",sb)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sb)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "Downloaded:"
    Debug CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sb)


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sb)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure