Lua

Google Sheets - Read a Single Range

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Reads the values stored in the range Sheet1!A1:B5 and returns them in the response. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

-- This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the
-- Google Sheets scope.

-- In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
-- token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
local jsonToken = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local success = jsonToken:load_file("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
if not jsonToken:has_member("access_token") then
    print("No access token found.")
    return
end

local http = chilkat.Http.new()
http.auth_token = jsonToken:string_of("access_token")
http.session_log_filename = "qa_output/sessionLog.txt"

-- Get the cells defined by the range A1:B5
local jsonResponse = http:quick_get_str("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values/Sheet1!A1:B5")
if not http.last_method_success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

print(jsonResponse)

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:load(jsonResponse)

-- A sample response is shown below.
-- To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
-- the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

-- {
--   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
--   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
--   "values": [
--     [
--       "Item",
--       "Cost"
--     ],
--     [
--       "Wheel",
--       "$20.50"
--     ],
--     [
--       "Door",
--       "$15"
--     ],
--     [
--       "Engine",
--       "$100"
--     ],
--     [
--       "Totals",
--       "$135.50"
--     ]
--   ]
-- }

local j = 0
local count_j = 0

local range = json:string_of("range")
local majorDimension = json:string_of("majorDimension")
local i = 0
local count_i = json:size_of_array("values")
while i < count_i do
    json.i = i
    j = 0
    count_j = json:size_of_array("values[i]")
    while j < count_j do
        json.j = j
        local strVal = json:string_of("values[i][j]")
        j = j + 1
    end

    i = i + 1
end