(CkPython) 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.

For more information, see https://server.medtunnel.com/apidocs/html/M_MedTunnelMsg_Controllers_MessageController_GetAttachment.htm

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import sys
import chilkat

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# 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()
success = http.QuickGetBd("https://server.medtunnel.com/MedTunnelMsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid={$messageId}&attachmentid={$attachmentId}&setreadflag={$setReadFlag}",bd)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus()
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(http.lastHeader())
    # For errors, the response body contains an error message instead of the actual attachment data.
    print("Response Body:")
    print(bd.getString("utf-8"))
    print("Failed.")
    sys.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 != True):
    print("Failed to save attachment file.")
else:
    print("Success.")