(VB.NET) 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 .NET Assemblies

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http()

Dim success As Boolean
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> true) Then
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.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
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & http.LastErrorText & vbCrLf
Else
    '  Success
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & fileContents & vbCrLf
End If