(SQL Server) RenderGet Example

Demonstrates the RenderGet method.

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
    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
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Perhaps add a custom header or two..
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'x-exz-date', '20201012T235046Z'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'x-exz-id', '1234'

    -- See the exact HTTP request that would be sent via the QuickGet, QuickGetStr, or QuickRequest methods.
    -- No request is actually sent to the server.
    DECLARE @url nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @url = 'https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc'
    DECLARE @getRequest nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'RenderGet', @getRequest OUT, @url
    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 @getRequest

    -- The rendered GET request is shown below.
    -- (The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are automatically added by default.)

    -- 	GET /someting?param1=123&param2=abc HTTP/1.1
    -- 	Host: www.example.com
    -- 	Accept: */*
    -- 	Accept-Encoding: gzip
    -- 	x-exz-date: 20201012T235046Z
    -- 	x-exz-id: 1234

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http


END
GO