(SQL Server) Load StringTable from a StringBuilder

Demonstrates how to load a StringTable from the text contained in a Chilkat StringBuilder object.

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

    DECLARE @sb int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sb OUT

    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'Append', @success OUT, 'This is line 1' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'Append', @success OUT, 'An empty line follows...' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'Append', @success OUT, CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'Append', @success OUT, 'This is line 4' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @strTab, 'AppendFromSb', @success OUT, @sb

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    DECLARE @numStrings int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @strTab, 'Count', @numStrings OUT
    WHILE @i < @numStrings
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @strTab, 'StringAt', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
        PRINT @i + ': ' + @sTmp0
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @strTab
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sb


END
GO