(VBScript) 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 fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True)

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

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

bucketName = "chilkattestbucket"

objectName = "contacts.xml"

charset = "utf-8"

fileContents = http.S3_DownloadString(bucketName,objectName,charset)

If (fileContents = vbNullString ) Then
    '  Failed
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
Else
    '  Success
    outFile.WriteLine(fileContents)
End If


outFile.Close