Classic ASP

Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event. Classic ASP

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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 
'  Google Calendar scope.

'  In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
'  token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
set jsonToken = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
If (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "No access token found.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

'  Build a Google Calendar event:
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
json.EmitCompact = 0
success = json.UpdateString("kind","calendar#event")
success = json.UpdateString("summary","Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza")
success = json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00")
success = json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00")

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"

'  This is the event JSON we'll be sending the HTTP POST:

'  {
'    "kind": "calendar#event",
'    "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
'    "start": {
'      "dateTime": "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00"
'    },
'    "end": {
'      "dateTime": "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00"
'    }
'  }

url = "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events"
success = http.SetUrlVar("calendarId","primary")
set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set jsonResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
jsonResp.EmitCompact = 0
success = jsonResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)

If (resp.StatusCode = 200) Then
    '  Success.
    '  The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jsonResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"
Else
    If (resp.StatusCode = 401) Then
        Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Try refreshing the access token and then retry...") & "</pre>"
    End If

    '  Failed. 
    '  Show the JSON error response.
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jsonResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"
End If

'  A successful response body:

'  {
'    "kind": "calendar#event",
'    "etag": "\"3004969011208000\"",
'    "id": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
'    "status": "confirmed",
'    "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=djdrdm1zdnNvbXMzaGpsNXVxNDIzanFoYjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
'    "created": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.000Z",
'    "updated": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.604Z",
'    "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
'    "creator": {
'      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
'      "self": true
'    },
'    "organizer": {
'      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
'      "self": true
'    },
'    "start": {
'      "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
'    },
'    "end": {
'      "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
'    },
'    "iCalUID": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0@google.com",
'    "sequence": 0,
'    "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
'    "reminders": {
'      "useDefault": true
'    }
'  }

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