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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.

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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
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @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.

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

    -- 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..

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    DECLARE @fileID nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @fileID = 'f042e9a3-a31d-4595-b8b3-6030ea6084bb'

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

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbPath, 'Append', @success OUT, '/files.xro/1.0/Files/{FileId}/Content'
    DECLARE @numReplaced int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbPath, 'Replace', @numReplaced OUT, '{FileId}', @fileID

    DECLARE @jpgData int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.BinData', @jpgData OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbPath, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'FullRequestNoBodyBd', @success OUT, 'GET', @sTmp0, @jpgData
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbPath
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jpgData
        RETURN
      END

    -- 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.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 200
      BEGIN
        DECLARE @sbErrorText int
        EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbErrorText OUT

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbErrorText, 'AppendBd', @success OUT, @jpgData, 'utf-8', 0, 0
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbErrorText, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT '-- Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbPath
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jpgData
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbErrorText
        RETURN
      END

    -- Save to a local file.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jpgData, 'WriteFile', @success OUT, 'qa_output/xero_penguins.jpg'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Failed to save to local file.'
      END


    PRINT 'Xero Get File was Successful.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbPath
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jpgData
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbErrorText


END
GO