Node.js

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. 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");
    http.SessionLogFilename = "qa_output/sessionLog.txt";

    //  Get the cells defined by the range A1:B5
    var jsonResponse = http.QuickGetStr("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values/Sheet1!A1:B5");
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(jsonResponse);

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    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"
    //      ]
    //    ]
    //  }

    var i;
    var count_i;
    var j;
    var count_j;

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

        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();