PHP ActiveX

Xero Get File Content (Files API)

Demonstrates how to download the content of a Xero file.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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

$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");

// Before sending REST API calls, the REST object needs to be
// initialized for OAuth1.
// See Xero 2-Legged OAuth1 Setup for sample code.

// Assuming the REST object's OAuth1 authenticator is setup, and the initial
// connection was made, we may now send REST HTTP requests..

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$fileID = 'f042e9a3-a31d-4595-b8b3-6030ea6084bb';

$sbPath = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$sbPath->Append('/files.xro/1.0/Files/{FileId}/Content');
$numReplaced = $sbPath->Replace('{FileId}',$fileID);

$jpgData = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $rest->FullRequestNoBodyBd('GET',$sbPath->getAsString(),$jpgData);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// A 200 response is expected for actual success.
// If we don't get a 200 response, then the response body was not actually
// the file data, but it was text containing error information.
if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    $sbErrorText = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
    $sbErrorText->AppendBd($jpgData,'utf-8',0,0);
    print $sbErrorText->getAsString() . "\n";
    print '-- Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Save to a local file.
$success = $jpgData->WriteFile('qa_output/xero_penguins.jpg');
if ($success != 1) {
    print 'Failed to save to local file.' . "\n";
}

print 'Xero Get File was Successful.' . "\n";

?>