(Visual Basic) S3 Download String Object

Demonstrates how to download a text file (i.e. object) from the Amazon S3 service directly into an in-memory string variable.

Download Chilkat HTTP ActiveX

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

Dim success As Long
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Text1.Text = Text1.Text & http.LastErrorText & vbCrLf
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Insert your access key here:
http.AwsAccessKey = "ABQXXABC83ABCDEFVQXX"

'  Insert your secret key here:
http.AwsSecretKey = "XXXXYYYYabcdABCD12345678xxxxyyyyzzzz"

Dim bucketName As String
bucketName = "chilkattestbucket"

Dim objectName As String
objectName = "contacts.xml"

Dim charset As String
charset = "utf-8"

Dim fileContents As String
fileContents = http.S3_DownloadString(bucketName,objectName,charset)

If (fileContents = vbNullString ) Then
    '  Failed
    Text1.Text = Text1.Text & http.LastErrorText & vbCrLf
Else
    '  Success
    Text1.Text = Text1.Text & fileContents & vbCrLf
End If