(C#) Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

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//  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
//  Google Sheets scope.

//  In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
//  token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json");
if (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine("No access token found.");
    return;
}

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

//  Create the following JSON:
//  The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
//  {
//    "sheets": [
//      {
//        "properties": {
//          "title": "Sample Tab"
//        }
//      }
//    ],
//    "properties": {
//      "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
//    }
//  }

//  This code generates the above JSON:
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab");
json.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4");

//  Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine("response JSON:");

json.Load(resp.BodyStr);
json.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());

//  A sample response is shown below.
//  To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
//  the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

//  {
//    "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
//    "properties": {
//      "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
//      "locale": "en_US",
//      "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
//      "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
//      "defaultFormat": {
//        "backgroundColor": {
//          "red": 1,
//          "green": 1,
//          "blue": 1
//        },
//        "padding": {
//          "top": 2,
//          "right": 3,
//          "bottom": 2,
//          "left": 3
//        },
//        "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
//        "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
//        "textFormat": {
//          "foregroundColor": {},
//          "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
//          "fontSize": 10,
//          "bold": false,
//          "italic": false,
//          "strikethrough": false,
//          "underline": false
//        }
//      }
//    },
//    "sheets": [
//      {
//        "properties": {
//          "sheetId": 1629642057,
//          "title": "Sample Tab",
//          "index": 0,
//          "sheetType": "GRID",
//          "gridProperties": {
//            "rowCount": 1000,
//            "columnCount": 26
//          }
//        }
//      }
//    ],
//    "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
//  }
// 

int i;
int count_i;

string spreadsheetId = json.StringOf("spreadsheetId");
string propertiesTitle = json.StringOf("properties.title");
string propertiesLocale = json.StringOf("properties.locale");
string propertiesAutoRecalc = json.StringOf("properties.autoRecalc");
string propertiesTimeZone = json.StringOf("properties.timeZone");
int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red");
int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green");
int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue");
int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top");
int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right");
int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom");
int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left");
string propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment");
string propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy");
string propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily");
int propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize");
bool propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold");
bool propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic");
bool propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough");
bool propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline");
string spreadsheetUrl = json.StringOf("spreadsheetUrl");
i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("sheets");
while ((i < count_i)) {
    json.I = i;
    int propertiesSheetId = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId");
    propertiesTitle = json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.title");
    int propertiesIndex = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index");
    string propertiesSheetType = json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType");
    int propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount");
    int propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount");
    i = i + 1;
}