SQL Server

Example: Http.SetUrlVar method

Demonstrates the HTTP SetUrlVar method. SQL Server

-- 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

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

    DECLARE @url nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @url = 'https://finnhub.io/api/v1/quote?symbol={$symbol}&token={$api_key}'

    -- When the request is sent, the {$symbol} is replaced with "MSFT"
    -- and the {$api_key} is replaced with "1234567890ABCDEF"
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'symbol', 'MSFT'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'api_key', '1234567890ABCDEF'

    DECLARE @sbJson int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbJson OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetSb', @success OUT, @url, @sbJson
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbJson
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @statusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastStatus', @statusCode OUT
    IF @statusCode <> 200
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Status code: ' + @statusCode

        PRINT 'Error Message:'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbJson, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
      END
    ELSE
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'JSON Stock Quote:'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbJson, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
      END

    -- Output:

    -- JSON Stock Quote:
    -- {"c":522.98,"d":0.5,"dp":0.0957,"h":524.51,"l":520.86,"o":524.28,"pc":522.48,"t":1755271948}

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbJson


END
GO