(SQL Server) Download Image (JPG, GIF, etc.) to Base64

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

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

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

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'KeepResponseBody', 1

    DECLARE @bd int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.BinData', @bd OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'DownloadBd', @success OUT, 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg', @bd
    DECLARE @statusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastStatus', @statusCode OUT
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        IF @statusCode = 0
          BEGIN
            -- Unable to either send the request or get the response.
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
          END
        ELSE
          BEGIN
            -- We got a response, but the status code was not in the 200s

            PRINT 'Response status code: ' + @statusCode
            -- Examine the response body.

            PRINT 'Response body:'
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastResponseBody', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
          END

        PRINT 'Download failed.'

      END
    ELSE
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Download success, response status = ' + @statusCode

        DECLARE @base64_image_data nvarchar(4000)
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @bd, 'GetEncoded', @base64_image_data OUT, 'base64'

        PRINT 'image data in base64 format:'

        PRINT @base64_image_data
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bd


END
GO