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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @ai int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ai', @ai OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ai, 'Provider', 'openai'

    -- Use your provider's API key.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ai, 'ApiKey', 'MY_API_KEY'

    -- Choose a model.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ai, 'Model', 'gpt-5'

    DECLARE @askParams int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @askParams OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @askParams, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'image.output_format', 'jpeg'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @askParams, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'image.size', '1024x1024'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @askParams, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'image.quality', 'low'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ai, 'SetAskParams', @success OUT, @askParams

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ai, 'InputAddText', @success OUT, 'Generate a small, cute illustration of a gray tabby cat hugging a happy otter wearing an orange scarf'

    -- Ask the AI for image output.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ai, 'Ask', @success OUT, 'image'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ai, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ai
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @askParams
        RETURN
      END

    -- Get the image response data.
    DECLARE @bdImageData int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.BinData', @bdImageData OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ai, 'GetOutputBd', @success OUT, @bdImageData
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ai, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ai
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @askParams
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bdImageData
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @bdImageData, 'WriteFile', @success OUT, 'c:/aaworkarea/out.jpg'


    PRINT 'Success.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ai
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @askParams
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bdImageData


END
GO