(SQL Server) Referencing a Pre-Uploaded File by file_id in an AI Request

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This example demonstrates how to use a file_id in a request.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @ai int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ai', @ai OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "mistral", "deepseek", "xai", or any provider
    -- that supports referencing pre-uploaded files by a file_id (or file uri).
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ai, 'Provider', 'openai'

    -- Use your provider's API key.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ai, 'ApiKey', 'MY_API_KEY'

    -- Choose a model.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ai, 'Model', 'gpt-5-mini'

    -- See the following example showing how to upload a file
    -- Upload a File to an AI Provider (OpenAI, Google, Antropic, X)

    -- Use the file_id of the pre-uploaded file.
    DECLARE @file_id nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @file_id = 'file-5G2xncrEiHbVfYPRpFgP9c'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ai, 'InputAddFileId', @success OUT, @file_id, 'application/json'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ai, 'InputAddText', @success OUT, 'Explain why Hamlet delays taking revenge, using only evidence from the file.'

    -- Ask the AI for text output.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ai, 'Ask', @success OUT, 'text'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ai, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ai
        RETURN
      END

    -- Get the text response.
    DECLARE @sbResponse int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponse OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ai, 'GetOutputTextSb', @success OUT, @sbResponse
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbResponse, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ai
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponse


END
GO