(DataFlex) REST Read Binary Response into BinData Object (Amazon S3)

Demonstrates how to make a REST call that returns a binary response body. This example is valid for files that fit in memory. The example shows how to download a JPG from the Amazon S3 service.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-9.5.0-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoRest
    Boolean iBTls
    Integer iPort
    Boolean iBAutoReconnect
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vAuthAws
    Handle hoAuthAws
    Integer iResponseStatusCode
    String sErrResponse
    Variant vBdBody
    Handle hoBdBody
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRest)) To hoRest
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRest))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoRest
    End

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    Move True To iBTls
    Move 443 To iPort
    Move True To iBAutoReconnect
    Get ComConnect Of hoRest "s3.amazonaws.com" iPort iBTls iBAutoReconnect To iSuccess

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Important: For buckets created in regions outside us-east-1,
    // there are three important changes that need to be made.
    // See Working with S3 Buckets in Non-us-east-1 Regions for the details.
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatAuthAws)) To hoAuthAws
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoAuthAws))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoAuthAws
    End
    Set ComAccessKey Of hoAuthAws To "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
    Set ComSecretKey Of hoAuthAws To "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
    Set ComServiceName Of hoAuthAws To "s3"
    Get pvComObject of hoAuthAws to vAuthAws
    Get ComSetAuthAws Of hoRest vAuthAws To iSuccess

    // Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
    // In this case, the bucket name is "chilkat100".
    Set ComHost Of hoRest To "chilkat100.s3.amazonaws.com"

    // Send the request to download the JPG.
    Get ComSendReqNoBody Of hoRest "GET" "/starfish.jpg" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Read the response header.
    Get ComReadResponseHeader Of hoRest To iResponseStatusCode
    If (iResponseStatusCode < 0) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Response status code = " iResponseStatusCode

    // We expect a 200 response status if the JPG data is coming.
    // Otherwise, we'll get a string response body with an error message(or no response body).
    If (iResponseStatusCode <> 200) Begin
        Get ComReadRespBodyString Of hoRest To sErrResponse
        Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoRest To bTemp1
        If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
            Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
            Showln sTemp1
        End
        Else Begin
            Showln sErrResponse
        End

        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatBinData)) To hoBdBody
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBdBody))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBdBody
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoBdBody to vBdBody
    Get ComReadRespBd Of hoRest vBdBody To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Save the contents of the response body to a file.
    Get ComWriteFile Of hoBdBody "qa_output/starfish.jpg" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = True) Begin
        Showln "Success"
    End
    Else Begin
        Showln "Failed to write file."
    End



End_Procedure