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SharePoint -- Update List

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This example shows how to update a SharePoint (to change the value of a list property, such as Title).

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkHttpRequest req;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    BOOL bUseTls;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    //  If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    //  Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    CkHttp_putLogin(http,"SHAREPOINT_USERNAME");
    CkHttp_putPassword(http,"SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD");
    CkHttp_putLoginDomain(http,"SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN");
    CkHttp_putNtlmAuth(http,TRUE);

    //  The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
    //  If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
    //  establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication

    //  To create a list, we're going to POST to
    //  https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/lists(guid'{list_guid}')
    //  with a request body containing the following JSON:
    //  
    //  {
    //    "__metadata": {
    //      "type": "SP.List"
    //    },
    //    "Title": "New title"
    //  }

    //  In this case, the list_guid is "b0d92cec-4be1-4e52-943d-ebcb432e1c3b"
    req = CkHttpRequest_Create();
    CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,"POST");
    CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,"/_api/web/lists(guid'b0d92cec-4be1-4e52-943d-ebcb432e1c3b')");

    //  We need to add a form digest value in the X-RequestDigest header field.
    //  See this example for details on
    //  how to get (and cache) a form digest value
    CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,"X-RequestDigest","SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST");

    //  Set the Content-Type, and indicate that a JSON response is desired.
    CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,"application/json;odata=verbose");
    CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,"Accept","application/json;odata=verbose");

    //  Create and add the JSON body.
    //  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: 
    //  Generate Code to Create JSON
    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"__metadata.type","SP.List");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"Title","New title");

    //  Send the POST using HTTPS (TLS). Port 443 is the default port for https.
    bUseTls = TRUE;
    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpSReq(http,"SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    //  The response body contains JSON.
    CkJsonObject_Load(json,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);

    //  The expected success response code is 201.
    //  (Let's also check for 200, just in case things change..)
    if ((CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) != 200) && (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) != 201)) {
        printf("Response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
        printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(json));
        printf("Failed\n");
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    //  Show the successful JSON response.
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(json));
    printf("Success.\n");

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


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    }