Classic ASP
AI: Simple Conversation

Initiates a conversation and sends two requests. The second request includes the transcript of the messages between the user and assistant from the first request.
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success = 0

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set ai = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Ai")

' The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
' Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
ai.Provider = "claude"

' Use your provider's API key.
ai.ApiKey = "MY_API_KEY"

' Choose a model.
ai.Model = "claude-opus-4-1-20250805"

' Create a new conversation to be maintained locally in memory.
' If the conversation is the first to be created, it is also automatically selected.
systemMsg = "You are a helpful assistant"
developerMsg = "Respond only with markdown"
conversationName = "test_conversation"
success = ai.NewConvo(conversationName,systemMsg,developerMsg)

' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Make the first request...
' Add a text input.
success = ai.InputAddText("Say Hello")

' Ask the AI for text output.
success = ai.Ask("text")
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( ai.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Get the text response.
set sbResponse = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = ai.GetOutputTextSb(sbResponse)
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sbResponse.GetAsString()) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "----") & "</pre>"

' -------------------------------------------------------------
' The response is in markdown format.
' Also see Markdown to HTML Conversion Examples.
' -------------------------------------------------------------

' Sample output:

' # Hello! 👋
' ## Welcome!
' It's **great** to meet you. How can I *assist* you today?
' ---
' Feel free to ask me anything, and I'll respond in `markdown` format.

' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Send the 2nd request in the conversation.
success = ai.InputAddText("Thanks for saying Hello. Please give me a 2 sentence bit of wisdom from Confucious.")
success = ai.Ask("text")
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( ai.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Get the text response.
sbResponse.Clear 
success = ai.GetOutputTextSb(sbResponse)
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sbResponse.GetAsString()) & "</pre>"

' Sample output:

' ## Wisdom from Confucius
' > *"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."*
' These words remind us that **persistence** and **patience** are the keys to achieving even the most daunting goals. 🏔️

' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Look at the conversation so far...
' 
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = ai.ExportConvo(conversationName,json)
json.EmitCompact = 0
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"

' Note: The conversation transcript format exported and imported by Chilkat is always the OpenAI format,
' regardless of the AI provider.  (Chilkat translates the format from OpenAI to whatever is needed by the actual AI provider being used.)

' {
'   "input": [
'     {
'       "role": "system",
'       "content": [
'         {
'           "type": "input_text",
'           "text": "You are a helpful assistant"
'         }
'       ]
'     },
'     {
'       "role": "developer",
'       "content": [
'         {
'           "type": "input_text",
'           "text": "Respond only with markdown"
'         }
'       ]
'     },
'     {
'       "role": "user",
'       "content": [
'         {
'           "type": "input_text",
'           "text": "Say Hello"
'         }
'       ]
'     },
'     {
'       "role": "assistant",
'       "content": [
'         {
'           "type": "output_text",
'           "text": "# Hello! 👋\n\n**Welcome!** It's *great* to meet you.\n\nHow can I assist you today?"
'         }
'       ]
'     },
'     {
'       "role": "user",
'       "content": [
'         {
'           "type": "input_text",
'           "text": "Thanks for saying Hello. Please give me a 2 sentence bit of wisdom from Confucious."
'         }
'       ]
'     },
'     {
'       "role": "assistant",
'       "content": [
'         {
'           "type": "output_text",
'           "text": "## Wisdom from Confucius\n\n> *\"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.\"*\n\nThese words remind us that **persistence** and **patience** are the keys to achieving even the most daunting goals. 🏔️"
'         }
'       ]
'     }
'   ]
' }

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