http_get()

[Steve Workings]

Dang, just full of fun today. Args not working, iPads not working, and I can't get http_get() working.

Assuming a good value for url here (and I know it's correct - not up for discussion, based on security keys and all that stuff that I'm not interested in trying to discuss here) I'm trying to retrieve, in this case, a .jpg from an API as such:

response = http_get(url)
save_to_file(response.body, "c:\mypicture.jpg")

But, the file I'm getting is of unknown format which suggests I'm doing something wrong.

My question is limited: Is there anything wrong with this syntax or my expectation that the file should be the response.body ?

[Steve Wood]

Re: http_get()

blob to file or similar required? I'd have to test. I know a GET is limited to 1024 or 2048 bytes in the request, not sure about the response(body).

[Clipper87]

Re: http_get()

Steve,

I use http_download_bg to accomplish downloading a file, works great. See the wiki/doc

[Steve Workings]

Re: http_get()

Still not there.

The API provider says the file is contained in the response.body, but darned if I can make it happen.

Frank, I've tried http_download_bg() but because I'm getting the file from an API by submitting a lot of other information, and not naming the file as shown in the doc example, it doesn't work.

[Clipper87]

Re: http_get()

Steve,

gave it a quick try here with a pdf: same problem. Has to do something with MIME types I guess

[Steve Workings]

Re: http_get()

Many days and hours later, I still can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I know the URL is correct, so no need to focus on that. What's wrong with my syntax or use of this? It does save a file of 1 KB (should be a little bigger I think) that says "invalid file format" when I try to open it. And response.error text has no value.

dim response as p

url = "https://api-content.dropbox.com/1/files/dropbox/photos/Sample%20Album%2fPensive%20Parakeet.jpg?"
url = url + dbx_signature()

response = http_get(url)

save_to_file(response.BODY, "c:\a5webroot\test_v11\parakeet.jpg")

?"Error: " + response.error_text + "<br>"

?"file saved " + time()

[Clipper87]

Re: http_get()

Steve,

you're doing a http get with an https url ?

[Steve Wood]

Re: http_get()

replace save_to_file() with this:

filename = "c:\a5webroot\test_v11\parakeet.jpg"
file.from_blob(filaneme,response.body)

[Clipper87]

Re: http_get()

Steve,

How can you download from an https (secure) url using http protocol ? I don't think that will work

[Steve Wood]

Re: http_get()

Frank is right, you need to add parameters to your http_get() function to allow it to grab from ssl:

Example: http_get("https://www.sqst.com","",443,0,.f.,.f.)

[Steve Workings]

Re: http_get()

Yup yup Steve, that was it, I thank you. Why does it take a dozen hours to learn these things? I didn't need to add anything to the API - it covers all the stuff, manages the https, etc.

FYI, I'm finishing up a DropBox integration for a customer, and we're going to turn it into an add-on available at the IADN store.

[madtowng]

Re: http_get()

Amazing Steve!!!!!
You managed to answer my question about http_get() years before I knew to ask the question and because of information that would be greatly appreciated in the published documentation.