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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 <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkBinDataW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkBinDataW bd;
    int respStatusCode;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // 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

    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"Authorization",L"PutAuthorizationTokenHere");

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

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

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

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



    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkBinDataW_Dispose(bd);

    }