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Unicode C

Box.com Download Text File to Memory

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Retrieves the actual data of a text file into a memory (not to a local file).

Chilkat Unicode C Downloads

Unicode C
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkStringBuilderW sb;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    // See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,L"BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");

    CkHttpW_putFollowRedirects(http,TRUE);

    // The file is specified by the file ID.
    // In this case, we're downloading a file with FILE_ID = 371828468442
    // The general form of the URL for downloading is: https://api.box.com/2.0/files/FILE_ID/content
    sb = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_DownloadSb(http,L"https://api.box.com/2.0/files/371828468442/content",L"utf-8",sb);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sb);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Downloaded:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sb));


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sb);

    }