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AI: Set Ask Params

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Demonstrates how to set the following Ask parameters: temperature, effort, and max_output_tokens.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loAi
LOCAL loAskParams
LOCAL loSbResponse

lnSuccess = 0

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

loAi = CreateObject('Chilkat.Ai')

loAi.VerboseLogging = 1

loAi.Provider = "google"
loAi.ApiKey = "MY_API_KEY"
loAi.Model = "gemini-3-flash-preview"

* Note: Not all models support all params.

* Set Ask params.
loAskParams = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loAskParams.UpdateNumber("temperature","1.2")
loAskParams.UpdateString("effort","low")
loAskParams.UpdateInt("max_output_tokens",1024)

loAskParams.EmitCompact = 0
? loAskParams.Emit()

loAi.SetAskParams(loAskParams)

* Add a text input.
loAi.InputAddText("Say Hello.")

* Ask the AI for text output.
lnSuccess = loAi.Ask("text")
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loAi.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loAi
    RELEASE loAskParams
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Get the text response.
loSbResponse = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loAi.GetOutputTextSb(loSbResponse)
? loSbResponse.GetAsString()

* Sample output:
* Hello! How can I assist you today?

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

RELEASE loAi
RELEASE loAskParams
RELEASE loSbResponse