[API-users] Download ZIP-File via VBA

[Reetz, Michael (NLPV)]

Hello,

I'm trying to query and download occurences with some subs written in VBA. While querying works fine, download leads to errors.

At the end oft he query, I have a download link for a ZIP-archive. Putting this into a browser address field lets me download the archive. Giving it to a VBA-Object returns errors.

E.g.,

Set http = CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")
strURL_Request = "https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/" & strDownload
http.setTimeouts 30000, 30000, 30000, 30000
http.Open "GET", strURL_Request, False
http.send

returns a jason file that contains the download link. I extract this link and use it as parameter in the next  step:

http.Open "GET", strURL_ZIP, False
http.send

This results in a timeout. Using "Microsoft.XMLHTTP" alternativly returns "Access denied"

Is this a problem with our network restrictions or does the GBIF server block the query?

Kind regards
Michael


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