(Classic ASP) Google Translate Text

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Demonstrates how to use the Cloud Translation API to translate text from one spoken language to another. The example translates from English to Spanish.

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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' IMPORTANT: 
' Don't forget you need to 1st enable the Cloud Translation API in your Google Developers Console at https://console.cloud.google.com
' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

' It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
' This example loads the JSON access token file 
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonToken = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed to load _googleTranslate.json") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'     "q": "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.",
'     "source": "en",
'     "target": "es",
'     "format": "text"
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
' The following code creates the JSON request body.
success = json.UpdateString("q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
success = json.UpdateString("source","en")
success = json.UpdateString("target","es")
success = json.UpdateString("format","text")

json.EmitCompact = 0
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = resp.GetBodyJson(jResp)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"

    Response.End
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "data": {
'     "translations": [
'       {
'         "translatedText": "El zorro r�pida salt� sobre el perro perezoso."
'       }
'     ]
'   }
' }

i = 0
n = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.translations")
Do While i < n
    jResp.I = i
    translatedText = jResp.StringOf("data.translations[i].translatedText")
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( translatedText) & "</pre>"
    i = i + 1
Loop

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