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Outlook Calendar Create an Event

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Create an event in the specified time zone, and assign the event an optional transactionId value.

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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

# Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Calendar OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

set jsonToken [new_CkJsonObject]

set success [CkJsonObject_LoadFile $jsonToken "qa_data/tokens/outlookCalendar.json"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkJsonObject_lastErrorText $jsonToken]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    exit
}

CkHttp_put_AuthToken $http [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonToken "access_token"]

# Send the following POST:

# POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
# Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
# Content-type: application/json
# 
# {
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "body": {
#     "contentType": "HTML",
#     "content": "Does noon work for you?"
#   },
#   "start": {
#       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location":{
#       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
#   },
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "address":"samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
#         "name": "Samantha Booth"
#       },
#       "type": "required"
#     }
#   ],
#   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
#   "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7"
# }

# Build the JSON body of the POST.
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "subject" "Let's go for lunch"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "body.contentType" "HTML"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "body.content" "Does noon work for you?"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "start.dateTime" "2021-05-15T12:00:00"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "start.timeZone" "Pacific Standard Time"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "end.dateTime" "2021-05-15T14:00:00"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "end.timeZone" "Pacific Standard Time"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "location.displayName" "Harry's Bar"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "attendees[0].emailAddress.address" "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "attendees[0].emailAddress.name" "Samantha Booth"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "attendees[0].type" "required"
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool $json "allowNewTimeProposals" 1

# Generate a UUID.
set crypt [new_CkCrypt2]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "transactionId" [CkCrypt2_generateUuid $crypt]

# Add the "Prefer" request header.
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Prefer" "outlook.timezone=\"Pacific Standard Time\""

# Send the HTTP POST
set resp [new_CkHttpResponse]

set success [CkHttp_HttpJson $http "POST" "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events" $json "application/json" $resp]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkCrypt2 $crypt
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
    exit
}

puts "Response status code = [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]"

set jResp [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_Load $jResp [CkHttpResponse_bodyStr $resp]
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jResp 0
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jResp]

# The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
if {[CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp] != 201} then {
    puts "Failed"
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkCrypt2 $crypt
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
    delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
    exit
}

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('user%40example.com')/events/$entity",
#   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==\"",
#   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA==",
#   "createdDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:52.1979259Z",
#   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:53.3747647Z",
#   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==",
#   "categories": [
#   ],
#   "transactionId": "1d12b565-3ca3-4ed8-b3f9-e8a14ac3ac17",
#   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000EF0328FDAB34D7010000000000000000100000004478DD5948382543AFD1B52C25E88C02",
#   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
#   "isReminderOn": true,
#   "hasAttachments": false,
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "bodyPreview": "Does noon work for you?",
#   "importance": "normal",
#   "sensitivity": "normal",
#   "isAllDay": false,
#   "isCancelled": false,
#   "isOrganizer": true,
#   "responseRequested": true,
#   "seriesMasterId": null,
#   "showAs": "busy",
#   "type": "singleInstance",
#   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
#   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
#   "isOnlineMeeting": false,
#   "onlineMeetingProvider": "unknown",
#   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
#   "isDraft": false,
#   "hideAttendees": false,
#   "recurrence": null,
#   "onlineMeeting": null,
#   "responseStatus": {
#     "response": "organizer",
#     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#   },
#   "body": {
#     "contentType": "html",
#     "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes noon work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
#   },
#   "start": {
#     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T12:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T14:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location": {
#     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#     "locationType": "default",
#     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#     "uniqueIdType": "private"
#   },
#   "locations": [
#     {
#       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#       "locationType": "default",
#       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#       "uniqueIdType": "private"
#     }
#   ],
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "type": "required",
#       "status": {
#         "response": "none",
#         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#       },
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "name": "Samantha Booth",
#         "address": "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
#       }
#     }
#   ],
#   "organizer": {
#     "emailAddress": {
#       "name": "John Doe",
#       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
#     }
#   }
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

set odata_context [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "\"@odata.context\""]
set odata_etag [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "\"@odata.etag\""]
set id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "id"]
set createdDateTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "createdDateTime"]
set lastModifiedDateTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "lastModifiedDateTime"]
set changeKey [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "changeKey"]
set transactionId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "transactionId"]
set originalStartTimeZone [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "originalStartTimeZone"]
set originalEndTimeZone [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "originalEndTimeZone"]
set iCalUId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "iCalUId"]
set reminderMinutesBeforeStart [CkJsonObject_IntOf $jResp "reminderMinutesBeforeStart"]
set isReminderOn [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "isReminderOn"]
set hasAttachments [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "hasAttachments"]
set subject [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "subject"]
set bodyPreview [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "bodyPreview"]
set importance [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "importance"]
set sensitivity [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "sensitivity"]
set isAllDay [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "isAllDay"]
set isCancelled [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "isCancelled"]
set isOrganizer [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "isOrganizer"]
set responseRequested [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "responseRequested"]
set seriesMasterId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "seriesMasterId"]
set showAs [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "showAs"]
set v_type [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "type"]
set webLink [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "webLink"]
set onlineMeetingUrl [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "onlineMeetingUrl"]
set isOnlineMeeting [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "isOnlineMeeting"]
set onlineMeetingProvider [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "onlineMeetingProvider"]
set allowNewTimeProposals [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "allowNewTimeProposals"]
set isDraft [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "isDraft"]
set hideAttendees [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jResp "hideAttendees"]
set recurrence [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "recurrence"]
set onlineMeeting [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "onlineMeeting"]
set responseStatusResponse [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "responseStatus.response"]
set responseStatusTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "responseStatus.time"]
set bodyContentType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "body.contentType"]
set bodyContent [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "body.content"]
set startDateTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "start.dateTime"]
set startTimeZone [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "start.timeZone"]
set endDateTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "end.dateTime"]
set endTimeZone [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "end.timeZone"]
set locationDisplayName [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "location.displayName"]
set locationLocationType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "location.locationType"]
set locationUniqueId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "location.uniqueId"]
set locationUniqueIdType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "location.uniqueIdType"]
set organizerEmailAddressName [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "organizer.emailAddress.name"]
set organizerEmailAddressAddress [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "organizer.emailAddress.address"]
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "categories"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "locations"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set displayName [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "locations[i].displayName"]
    set locationType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "locations[i].locationType"]
    set uniqueId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "locations[i].uniqueId"]
    set uniqueIdType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "locations[i].uniqueIdType"]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "attendees"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set v_type [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "attendees[i].type"]
    set statusResponse [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "attendees[i].status.response"]
    set statusTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "attendees[i].status.time"]
    set emailAddressName [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "attendees[i].emailAddress.name"]
    set emailAddressAddress [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "attendees[i].emailAddress.address"]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

puts "Event created."

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkCrypt2 $crypt
delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp