Unicode C++

Box.com Download File

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Retrieves the actual data of the file. Unicode C++

#include <CkHttpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Important:
    // See this information about Box.com Service Accounts
    // Box.com will automatically generate a Service Account where the name of the account is the name of your App.� 
    // When you make API calls, it is for this service account, and the files that exist and what you see are not the same as your normal account.
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    CkHttpW http;

    // Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    // See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
    http.put_AuthToken(L"BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");

    http.put_FollowRedirects(true);

    // Streaming download directly to a file
    // The file is specified by the file ID.
    // In this case, we're downloading a file with FILE_ID = 283371752129.
    // The general form of the URL for downloading is: https://api.box.com/2.0/files/FILE_ID/content
    success = http.Download(L"https://api.box.com/2.0/files/283371752129/content",L"qa_output/tigers.jpeg");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Downloaded tigers.jpeg\n");
    }