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Visual Basic 6.0

Get GMail Message format=full

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Examines the JSON returned when getting a message using format=full.

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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

http.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"

http.Accept = "application/json"

' This is the ID for a particular message in our mailbox...
Dim id As String
id = "1712bc1dc22da2a2"

' Download the message using format=full
success = http.SetUrlVar("id",id)

Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/userId/messages/{$id}?format=full",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Response Status Code: " & resp.StatusCode

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print json.Emit()

If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

' Here is a sample "format=full" response that contains 4 attachments:
' The JSON parsing source code is shown below...

' {
'   "id": "1712bc1dc22da2a2",
'   "threadId": "1712bc1dc22da2a2",
'   "labelIds": [
'     "UNREAD",
'     "IMPORTANT",
'     "CATEGORY_PERSONAL",
'     "INBOX"
'   ],
'   "snippet": "Hello, this is a test email with attachments..",
'   "historyId": "759379",
'   "internalDate": "1585577056000",
'   "payload": {
'     "partId": "",
'     "mimeType": "multipart/mixed",
'     "filename": "",
'     "headers": [
'       {
'         "name": "Delivered-To",
'         "value": "chilkat.support@gmail.com"
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Received",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "X-Received",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "X-Google-Smtp-Source",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "X-Received",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "ARC-Seal",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "ARC-Message-Signature",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "ARC-Authentication-Results",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Return-Path",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Received",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Received-SPF",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Authentication-Results",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "DKIM-Signature",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "DKIM-Signature",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Subject",
'         "value": "Test email with attachments"
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "From",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "To",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Date",
'         "value": "Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:04:16 +0000"
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Mime-Version",
'         "value": "1.0"
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Content-Type",
'         "value": "multipart/mixed;  boundary=\"=_wNvwW3YTnQBZ24pmfFNfay3S6M-pHT7KdZIkXwYF-BFiPYNE\""
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "References",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "X-Mailer",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Thread-Index",
'         "value": "AQHWBpwYB0UZvgGPT1KluJJUCF0BGg=="
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Thread-Topic",
'         "value": "Test email with attachments"
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Message-ID",
'         "value": "..."
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "X-SES-Outgoing",
'         "value": "2020.03.30-54.240.27.106"
'       },
'       {
'         "name": "Feedback-ID",
'         "value": "..."
'       }
'     ],
'     "body": {
'       "size": 0
'     },
'     "parts": [
'       {
'         "partId": "0",
'         "mimeType": "multipart/alternative",
'         "filename": "",
'         "headers": [
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Type",
'             "value": "multipart/alternative;  boundary=\"=_wNvwHW2hdOZkYPaJAhdOY4+XBEFNAcvIZ1sQcW4JkBcAdDqA\""
'           }
'         ],
'         "body": {
'           "size": 0
'         },
'         "parts": [
'           {
'             "partId": "0.0",
'             "mimeType": "text/plain",
'             "filename": "",
'             "headers": [
'               {
'                 "name": "Content-Type",
'                 "value": "text/plain; charset=UTF-8"
'               },
'               {
'                 "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
'                 "value": "7bit"
'               }
'             ],
'             "body": {
'               "size": 129,
'               "data": "SGVsbG8sIHRoaXMgaXMgYSB0ZXN0IGVtYWlsIHdpdGggYXR0YWNobWVudHMuLg0KIA0KIA0KIA0KLS0gDQogQmVzdCBSZWdhcmRzLA0KIE1hdHQgRmF1c2V5DQogQ2hpbGthdCBTb2Z0d2FyZSwgSW5jLiANCg0KIA0KDQogDQog"
'             }
'           },
'           {
'             "partId": "0.1",
'             "mimeType": "multipart/related",
'             "filename": "",
'             "headers": [
'               {
'                 "name": "Content-Type",
'                 "value": "multipart/related;  boundary=\"=_wNvw-LQZP2xD5vBm4q4esgoD5F4j3w+DRPUkkzOidpnpXAre\""
'               }
'             ],
'             "body": {
'               "size": 0
'             },
'             "parts": [
'               {
'                 "partId": "0.1.0",
'                 "mimeType": "text/html",
'                 "filename": "",
'                 "headers": [
'                   {
'                     "name": "Content-Type",
'                     "value": "text/html; charset=utf-8"
'                   },
'                   {
'                     "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
'                     "value": "7bit"
'                   }
'                 ],
'                 "body": {
'                   "size": 530,
'                   "data": "PGh0bWw-DQogIDxoZWFkPg0KDQogICAgPG1ldGEgaHR0cC1lcXVpdj0iY29udGVudC10eXBlIiBjb250ZW50PSJ0ZXh0L2h0bWw7IGNoYXJzZXQ9VVRGLTgiPg0KICA8L2hlYWQ-DQogIDxib2R5Pg0KICAgIEhlbGxvLCB0aGlzIGlzIGE8Zm9udCBjb2xvcj0iI2ZmMDAwMCI-IHRlc3Q8L2ZvbnQ-IGVtYWlsIHdpdGgNCiAgICBhdHRhY2htZW50cy4uPGJyPg0KICAgIDxicj4NCiAgICA8aW1nIG1vei1kby1ub3Qtc2VuZD0iZmFsc2UiDQogICAgICBzcmM9ImNpZDpwYXJ0MS5GMEI1MzVEQi5DQjZFN0ExMkBjaGlsa2F0c29mdC5jb20iIGFsdD0ic2VhaG9yc2UiDQogICAgICB3aWR0aD0iMTIwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEyMCI-PGJyPg0KICAgIDxkaXYgY2xhc3M9Im1vei1zaWduYXR1cmUiPi0tIDxicj4NCiAgICAgIEJlc3QgUmVnYXJkcyw8YnI-DQogICAgICBNYXR0IEZhdXNleTxicj4NCiAgICAgIENoaWxrYXQgU29mdHdhcmUsIEluYy4NCiAgICAgIDxwPg0KICAgICAgPC9wPg0KICAgIDwvZGl2Pg0KICA8L2JvZHk-DQo8L2h0bWw-DQo="
'                 }
'               },
'               {
'                 "partId": "0.1.1",
'                 "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
'                 "filename": "seahorse.jpg",
'                 "headers": [
'                   {
'                     "name": "Content-Type",
'                     "value": "image/jpeg"
'                   },
'                   {
'                     "name": "Content-Id",
'                     "value": "\u003cpart1.F0B535DB.CB6E7A12@chilkatsoft.com\u003e"
'                   },
'                   {
'                     "name": "Content-Disposition",
'                     "value": "inline; filename=seahorse.jpg"
'                   },
'                   {
'                     "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
'                     "value": "base64"
'                   }
'                 ],
'                 "body": {
'                   "attachmentId": "ANGjdJ-Z1c9gUGsEzexYYEsF5nLHGUaNiZQs5HkuFQVPo5jq1eze8poigmarvERUIRj1coKUaftiQPWhiZWaFyLDcyjFbfLdjWyyO3AxRO8pY5liAhVp1bt_5f79Nk0vfnZXL0OnZmNAMdrcFe645DbsajwDZcoYnWVcsV9Fe6PCNq41e6XW8Ko4Ex7zMzkATiwlLyx0RLcR0hl-FuZ-UVpQI0JeMTkNi4eN5-9L4dRU7HTo9qEyFW_p3__vXrnEJvmEvWXNUqxKLktcZvkvql6mnAVMDiIapqsE6x0EAvFobre7sf1_T6ieVlA-m92vrtELC2HHdxzkU-qhC_LuoOSOz8nd8tfWsrB8zex0v6NFFP9mJmBUb1QGtCGTxLdI40z_LdMOSiaqmeCq4o_s",
'                   "size": 24388
'                 }
'               }
'             ]
'           }
'         ]
'       },
'       {
'         "partId": "1",
'         "mimeType": "application/pdf",
'         "filename": "helloWorld.pdf",
'         "headers": [
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Type",
'             "value": "application/pdf; name=helloWorld.pdf"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
'             "value": "base64"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Disposition",
'             "value": "attachment; filename=helloWorld.pdf"
'           }
'         ],
'         "body": {
'           "attachmentId": "ANGjdJ-oy3aCuZISJKLAhUdaEksCEklbAPyMaWzFgqOMGbPCRkgwgeu_Kttd99C17OBTHROkDZGekibTKWXGfscB5ww7fw4E65_V1dQ-jHhb2TD1Cdm58-BbNw2iDxzptco8iILPiSnLLfFn5Ps7nsRcxHaGTt3r0yqFKCuIYNnPK1vM04BXI_cfzo-HnI4I3tD6oHNHOGVQrL01MdShFQjPELPUjXM8z1qs7Kom-QyvV1iOldUN-66UuhynsmDX-CMM5TIdB-8KD_lmdhf-0DqG8JnCA20XpXyfqwS8XFkPA-t-QSjb7SdkHQFtQ4lz2PcBREFzZ2eI5j0l0Y_dQHRPYTeMwkVl1yl4MfFT4C4iso3VSF-eqaIjiFCbXKCFNyeEIW5WFsv189dhlSqU",
'           "size": 934
'         }
'       },
'       {
'         "partId": "2",
'         "mimeType": "application/x-gzip",
'         "filename": "hamlet.xml.gz",
'         "headers": [
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Type",
'             "value": "application/x-gzip; name=hamlet.xml.gz"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
'             "value": "base64"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Disposition",
'             "value": "attachment; filename=hamlet.xml.gz"
'           }
'         ],
'         "body": {
'           "attachmentId": "ANGjdJ9rvj1ebIc-f0cXG0kwsb6pDBkRCNk3IQXbJ5z0-s2mEcVat3Pp6pVm3rTkRLOyeXHzRcTuel7nxRFJX6WVAKtG-5B-GL_b6DlsOWOzH4A_IKlyJ9U4aeWT02CgQL8oRwlCu1h0BtnY6lT8zureboGOqR7qoa-i5jH8xr6ds0nUDZp71lAwfOjji3eG6Wg6HfzWzWUThYPH3ba0_q35Jii8JIMhyJwwZnGjN3lvW_VhN6UIL1DIpop95b8rdwJdpyUavm7VhGtdNrI-mpgWQtT7WIAdIe6a-O74Zf4AB7uG7bp9R-IMBqQT-1jQqkN2_xlSpe3meWbuNu-4zsYfXN-IqM-Iy4dudAXjt0aY3Y8zxuHfW5qT7o4u8wSszhTIjM1j8lt-N7GZqnwJ",
'           "size": 77409
'         }
'       },
'       {
'         "partId": "3",
'         "mimeType": "text/plain",
'         "filename": "brasil_cert.pem",
'         "headers": [
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Type",
'             "value": "text/plain; name=brasil_cert.pem"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
'             "value": "base64"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Disposition",
'             "value": "attachment; filename=brasil_cert.pem"
'           }
'         ],
'         "body": {
'           "attachmentId": "ANGjdJ8nGD_xRHvjDwNIaSUleWCWk15ksUleks0fJ29gfGVOebzjBOUnAHYgKPefUQ6d6ExtqYubpvGCka1kJAB4gFwsnhQeflBhFNkORBqtb6FAGq0FcNgrbuxyKywmoHOUV4GDsNs4OGroEcFhBeZNQ8XKEdEoaO8ht8DARn2LncjxioQ4TmZ6jawmMF-mLbW1mz4QjwNir5jLOsE11tYZV2tLDoqjsubKeJJA8xojWo9r50zWfJFgWJKXZJwyNvKyZTwLmmBL_ATFxLFp4Nvo4K37uuVdUCG8WXiWwNr0oIV1RZOd_ZOA7M6Jif0wUcppJdxXRqlsFJqGlcVsLowkVGrJNAMe-fLY1x4w5od3axZIdZQgBPlVRKYYu5xopPTrLJsn4ld7pNyAhpZW",
'           "size": 2952
'         }
'       },
'       {
'         "partId": "4",
'         "mimeType": "application/x-zip-compressed",
'         "filename": "helloWorld.zip",
'         "headers": [
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Type",
'             "value": "application/x-zip-compressed; name=helloWorld.zip"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Transfer-Encoding",
'             "value": "base64"
'           },
'           {
'             "name": "Content-Disposition",
'             "value": "attachment; filename=helloWorld.zip"
'           }
'         ],
'         "body": {
'           "attachmentId": "ANGjdJ9nWglkRNneBVGFk5GwSg83COa0zBeiTAvoMYniPklY03-w93dmEVHJTB9CAu5WMFW_yhV4ou2oX2w9SlpZjjyTgSc7sfYWeuX3pt29z67agy9WUVYeNGpo_30LSPgeyNk_Nm0DTAaektJTEMSy65rjRyK03VkHahNpMLY6Kd_pdfrk50oceuXzwNJZ-V-bftmIluueoQMqLcWQSGBRvEdIcl6EcPFFw8KuMLrjZZJwq8_bb8uM6zUvV23Q9LsLTgWg8FaBWejBf0wuIFXl3ZhtSLa-Y8OXCApHPdUnn45hccAzaQEmy4ZG7cgvCdN_jA9eFX46HYHty7ewleKPFGLTVof2JWsMiIi9BPqfohqQ5FPm1WXlGG_bOHvaMdoWcoqbKMMvF8lWZsfz",
'           "size": 174
'         }
'       }
'     ]
'   },
'   "sizeEstimate": 152847
' }

Dim strVal As String
Dim name As String
Dim value As String
Dim partId As String
Dim mimeType As String
Dim filename As String
Dim bodySize As Long
Dim bodyAttachmentId As String
Dim j As Long
Dim count_j As Long
Dim bodyData As String
Dim k As Long
Dim count_k As Long
Dim json1 As New ChilkatJsonObject
Dim i1 As Long
Dim count_i1 As Long

Dim id As String
id = json.StringOf("id")
Dim threadId As String
threadId = json.StringOf("threadId")
Dim snippet As String
snippet = json.StringOf("snippet")
Dim historyId As String
historyId = json.StringOf("historyId")
Dim internalDate As String
internalDate = json.StringOf("internalDate")
Dim payloadPartId As String
payloadPartId = json.StringOf("payload.partId")
Dim payloadMimeType As String
payloadMimeType = json.StringOf("payload.mimeType")
Dim payloadFilename As String
payloadFilename = json.StringOf("payload.filename")
Dim payloadBodySize As Long
payloadBodySize = json.IntOf("payload.body.size")
Dim sizeEstimate As Long
sizeEstimate = json.IntOf("sizeEstimate")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("labelIds")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    strVal = json.StringOf("labelIds[i]")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("payload.headers")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    name = json.StringOf("payload.headers[i].name")
    value = json.StringOf("payload.headers[i].value")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    partId = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].partId")
    mimeType = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].mimeType")
    filename = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].filename")
    bodySize = json.IntOf("payload.parts[i].body.size")
    bodyAttachmentId = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].body.attachmentId")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts[i].headers")
    Do While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        name = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].headers[j].name")
        value = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].headers[j].value")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts[i].parts")
    Do While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        partId = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].partId")
        mimeType = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].mimeType")
        filename = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].filename")
        bodySize = json.IntOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].body.size")
        bodyData = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].body.data")
        k = 0
        count_k = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts[i].parts[j].headers")
        Do While k < count_k
            json.K = k
            name = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].headers[k].name")
            value = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].headers[k].value")
            k = k + 1
        Loop
        k = 0
        count_k = json.SizeOfArray("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts")
        Do While k < count_k
            json.K = k
            partId = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].partId")
            mimeType = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].mimeType")
            filename = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].filename")
            bodySize = json.IntOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].body.size")
            bodyData = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].body.data")
            bodyAttachmentId = json.StringOf("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k].body.attachmentId")
            success = json.ObjectOf2("payload.parts[i].parts[j].parts[k]",json1)

            i1 = 0
            count_i1 = json1.SizeOfArray("headers")
            Do While i1 < count_i1
                json1.I = i1
                name = json1.StringOf("headers[i].name")
                value = json1.StringOf("headers[i].value")
                i1 = i1 + 1
            Loop
            k = k + 1
        Loop
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    i = i + 1
Loop