(VB.NET) Box.com Download File

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Retrieves the actual data of the file.

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' 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.
' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

' Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
' See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
http.AuthToken = "BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN"

http.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
Dim success As Boolean = http.Download("https://api.box.com/2.0/files/283371752129/content","qa_output/tigers.jpeg")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Downloaded tigers.jpeg")