(SQL Server) HTTP GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

Download Chilkat HTTP ActiveX

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http 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 @http, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, 'Anything for 30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    DECLARE @html nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @html OUT, 'http://www.wikipedia.org/'


    PRINT @html


END
GO