SQL Server

HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

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The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, JSON, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example assumes 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

    -- Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    DECLARE @str nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @str OUT, 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT @str

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @str OUT, 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt'

    PRINT @str

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @str OUT, 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml'

    PRINT @str

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http


END
GO