Node.js

Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

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Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  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..
    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json");
    if (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") == false) {
        console.log("No access token found.");
        return;
    }

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

    //  Create the following JSON:
    //  The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
    //  {
    //    "sheets": [
    //      {
    //        "properties": {
    //          "title": "Sample Tab"
    //        }
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "properties": {
    //      "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
    //    }
    //  }

    //  This code generates the above JSON:
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab");
    json.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4");

    //  Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("response status code = " + resp.StatusCode);
    console.log("response JSON:");

    json.Load(resp.BodyStr);
    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

    //  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

    //  {
    //    "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
    //    "properties": {
    //      "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
    //      "locale": "en_US",
    //      "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
    //      "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
    //      "defaultFormat": {
    //        "backgroundColor": {
    //          "red": 1,
    //          "green": 1,
    //          "blue": 1
    //        },
    //        "padding": {
    //          "top": 2,
    //          "right": 3,
    //          "bottom": 2,
    //          "left": 3
    //        },
    //        "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
    //        "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
    //        "textFormat": {
    //          "foregroundColor": {},
    //          "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
    //          "fontSize": 10,
    //          "bold": false,
    //          "italic": false,
    //          "strikethrough": false,
    //          "underline": false
    //        }
    //      }
    //    },
    //    "sheets": [
    //      {
    //        "properties": {
    //          "sheetId": 1629642057,
    //          "title": "Sample Tab",
    //          "index": 0,
    //          "sheetType": "GRID",
    //          "gridProperties": {
    //            "rowCount": 1000,
    //            "columnCount": 26
    //          }
    //        }
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
    //  }
    //  

    var i;
    var count_i;

    var spreadsheetId = json.StringOf("spreadsheetId");
    var propertiesTitle = json.StringOf("properties.title");
    var propertiesLocale = json.StringOf("properties.locale");
    var propertiesAutoRecalc = json.StringOf("properties.autoRecalc");
    var propertiesTimeZone = json.StringOf("properties.timeZone");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough");
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline");
    var spreadsheetUrl = json.StringOf("spreadsheetUrl");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("sheets");
    while ((i < count_i)) {
        json.I = i;
        var propertiesSheetId = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId");
        propertiesTitle = json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.title");
        var propertiesIndex = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index");
        var propertiesSheetType = json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType");
        var propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount");
        var propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount");
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();