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MedTunnel: Get Message Attachment

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Get a specific attachment of a message. The MessageId and AttachmentId are obtained from the "Get Mailbox Messages" example.

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkBinDataW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X GET -k 
    //         -H "Authorization:PutAuthorizationTokenHere" 
    //         https://server.medtunnel.com/medtunnelmsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid=989448&attachmentid=424857&setreadflag=false

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Authorization",L"PutAuthorizationTokenHere");

    // The messageId and attachmentId are contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
    http.SetUrlVar(L"messageId",L"989448");
    http.SetUrlVar(L"attachmentId",L"424857");
    http.SetUrlVar(L"setReadFlag",L"false");

    // Download the attachment data into bd.
    CkBinDataW bd;
    success = http.QuickGetBd(L"https://server.medtunnel.com/MedTunnelMsg/api/Message/GetAttachment?messageid={$messageId}&attachmentid={$attachmentId}&setreadflag={$setReadFlag}",bd);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    int respStatusCode = http.get_LastStatus();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastHeader());
        // For errors, the response body contains an error message instead of the actual attachment data.
        wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",bd.getString(L"utf-8"));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

    // Save the attachment data.
    // The attachment filename is also contained in the response from reading the mailbox messages.
    success = bd.WriteFile(L"qa_output/starfish.jpg");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"Failed to save attachment file.\n");
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"Success.\n");
    }
    }