Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @ftp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ftp2', @ftp OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    --  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Hostname', 'www.example-code.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', 'example-code.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', '****'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Passive', 1

    --  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Connect', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'ChangeRemoteDir', @success OUT, 'junk'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Download the contents of the remote file into memory.
    DECLARE @fileContents nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @remoteFilename nvarchar(4000)

    SELECT @remoteFilename = 'hamletQuote.txt'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'GetRemoteFileTextData', @fileContents OUT, @remoteFilename
    IF @fileContents Is NULL 
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
      END
    ELSE
      BEGIN

        PRINT @fileContents
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Disconnect', NULL


END
GO