Visual Basic 6.0

List all Pages of Files in Google Drive

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Demonstrates how iterate over pages to list files in Google Drive.

See Google Drive Files list for more optional HTTP parameters.

Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

success = 1

' It 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 Drive scope.

Dim gAuth As New ChilkatAuthGoogle
gAuth.AccessToken = "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN"

Dim rest As New ChilkatRest

' Connect using TLS.
Dim bAutoReconnect As Long
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)

' Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
success = rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

' Get 5 results per page for testing.  (The default page size is 100, with a max of 1000.
success = rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","5")

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
Dim i As Long
Dim numFiles As Long

' Send the request for the 1st page.
Dim jsonResponse As String
jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files")

Dim pageNumber As Long
pageNumber = 1
Dim pageToken As String
Dim bContinueLoop As Long
bContinueLoop = rest.LastMethodSuccess And (rest.ResponseStatusCode = 200)

Do While bContinueLoop = 1

    Debug.Print "---- Page " & pageNumber & " ----"

    ' Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
    success = json.Load(jsonResponse)

    ' See the sample JSON response at the bottom of this example.
    numFiles = json.SizeOfArray("files")
    i = 0
    Do While i < numFiles
        json.I = i
        Debug.Print "name: " & json.StringOf("files[i].name")
        Debug.Print "id: " & json.StringOf("files[i].id")
        Debug.Print "mimeType: " & json.StringOf("files[i].mimeType")
        Debug.Print "-"
        i = i + 1
    Loop

    ' Get the next page of files.
    ' If the "nextPageToken" is present in the JSON response, then use it in the "pageToken" parameter
    ' for the next request.   If no "nextPageToken" was present, then this was the last page of files.
    pageToken = json.StringOf("nextPageToken")
    bContinueLoop = 0
    Dim bHasMorePages As Long
    bHasMorePages = json.LastMethodSuccess
    If (bHasMorePages = 1) Then
        success = rest.ClearAllQueryParams()
        success = rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","5")
        success = rest.AddQueryParam("pageToken",pageToken)
        jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files")
        bContinueLoop = rest.LastMethodSuccess And (rest.ResponseStatusCode = 200)
        pageNumber = pageNumber + 1
    End If

Loop

If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.Print "response status code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode
    Debug.Print "response status text = " & rest.ResponseStatusText
    Debug.Print "response header: " & rest.ResponseHeader
    Debug.Print "response JSON: " & jsonResponse
    Exit Sub
End If

' A successful JSON response looks like this:
' {
'  "kind": "drive#fileList",
'  "files": [
'    {
'      "kind": "drive#file",
'      "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolenpjTEU4ekJlQUU",
'      "name": "test",
'      "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
'    },
'    {
'      "kind": "drive#file",
'      "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolRm4ycjZtdXhRaEE",
'      "name": "starfish4.jpg",
'      "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
'    },
'    {
'      "kind": "drive#file",
'      "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolMWt2VzN0Qlo1UjA",
'      "name": "hamlet2.xml",
'      "mimeType": "text/xml"
'    },
' ...
'    {
'      "kind": "drive#file",
'      "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolc3RhcnRlcl9maWxlX2Rhc2hlclYw",
'      "name": "Getting started",
'      "mimeType": "application/pdf"
'    }
'  ]
' }