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Referencing a Pre-Uploaded File by file_id in an AI Request

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Some AI proviers have a Files API that lets you upload content once and then reference it later in generation requests using a file_id. This is especially useful for large documents, reuse across multiple prompts, or keeping inputs structured and separate from your prompt text.

This example demonstrates how to use a file_id in a request.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

success = False

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

Dim ai As New Chilkat.Ai

// The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "mistral", "deepseek", "xai", or any provider
// that supports referencing pre-uploaded files by a file_id (or file uri).
ai.Provider = "openai"

// Use your provider's API key.
ai.ApiKey = "MY_API_KEY"

// Choose a model.
ai.Model = "gpt-5-mini"

// See the following example showing how to upload a file
// Upload a File to an AI Provider (OpenAI, Google, Antropic, X)

// Use the file_id of the pre-uploaded file.
Dim file_id As String
file_id = "file-5G2xncrEiHbVfYPRpFgP9c"
success = ai.InputAddFileId(file_id,"application/json")

success = ai.InputAddText("Explain why Hamlet delays taking revenge, using only evidence from the file.")

// Ask the AI for text output.
success = ai.Ask("text")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(ai.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Get the text response.
Dim sbResponse As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = ai.GetOutputTextSb(sbResponse)
System.DebugLog(sbResponse.GetAsString())