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batchGet (Read Multiple Ranges)

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Reads multiple ranges from a Google Sheets spreadsheet in one GET request.

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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;
    }

    //  We'll be sending a GET request with query params to this URL:  https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values:batchGet?ranges=Sheet1!A1:A2&ranges=Sheet1!B1:B2
    //  The domain is "sheets.googleapis.com"
    //  The path is "/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values:batchGet"
    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();
    req.Path = "/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values:batchGet";
    req.HttpVerb = "GET";
    //  Add each range to fetch.
    req.AddParam("ranges","Sheet1!A1:A2");
    req.AddParam("ranges","Sheet1!B1:B2");

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

    //  443 is the SSL/TLS port for HTTPS.
    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpSReq("sheets.googleapis.com",443,true,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.Load(resp.BodyStr);

    //  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": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
    //    "valueRanges": [
    //      {
    //        "range": "Sheet1!A1:A2",
    //        "majorDimension": "ROWS",
    //        "values": [
    //          [
    //            "Item"
    //          ],
    //          [
    //            "Wheel"
    //          ]
    //        ]
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "range": "Sheet1!B1:B2",
    //        "majorDimension": "ROWS",
    //        "values": [
    //          [
    //            "Cost"
    //          ],
    //          [
    //            "$20.50"
    //          ]
    //        ]
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }

    var i;
    var count_i;
    var j;
    var count_j;
    var k;
    var count_k;

    var spreadsheetId = json.StringOf("spreadsheetId");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("valueRanges");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        var range = json.StringOf("valueRanges[i].range");
        var majorDimension = json.StringOf("valueRanges[i].majorDimension");
        j = 0;
        count_j = json.SizeOfArray("valueRanges[i].values");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json.J = j;
            k = 0;
            count_k = json.SizeOfArray("valueRanges[i].values[j]");
            while (k < count_k) {
                json.K = k;
                var strVal = json.StringOf("valueRanges[i].values[j][k]");
                k = k+1;
            }

            j = j+1;
        }

        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();