Visual Basic 6.0

Delete a Google Cloud Storage Bucket

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Demonstrates how to delete a Google Cloud Storage bucket. 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.

' This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
' scope "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform"

' In this example, Get Google Cloud Storage OAuth2 Access Token, 
' the service account access token was saved to a text file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
Dim sbToken As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = sbToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorageAccessToken.txt","utf-8")

' Send a DELETE equivalent to this curl command

' curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer [OAUTH2_TOKEN]" \
'     "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/[BUCKET_NAME]"
' 
Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
http.AuthToken = sbToken.GetAsString()

success = http.SetUrlVar("bucket_name","chilkat-ocean")
Dim url As String
url = "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/{$bucket_name}"

Dim responseBody As String
responseBody = http.QuickDeleteStr(url)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim responseCode As Long
responseCode = http.LastStatus
If (responseCode = 401) Then
    Debug.Print responseBody
    Debug.Print "If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired."
    Debug.Print "Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try."
    Exit Sub
End If

' A 204 response code indicates success..
' If not success, then examine the response code and response body..
If (responseCode <> 204) Then
    Debug.Print "Response code: " & responseCode
    Debug.Print "Response body"
    Debug.Print responseBody
Else
    Debug.Print "Success."
End If