(Classic ASP) SharePoint -- Deny Approval

Denies approval for a file that was submitted for content approval.

Only documents in lists that are enabled for content approval can be denied.

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

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

' If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
' Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
http.Login = "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME"
http.Password = "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD"
http.LoginDomain = "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN"
http.NtlmAuth = 1

' 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

' Indicate that we want a JSON reply
http.Accept = "application/json;odata=verbose"

' Only persons who have Full Control or Design permissions can approve or reject
' items or files in a list or library that requires approval. Other site users
' can only view what they have permission to view or what they have uploaded
' themselves.
' 
' Important:  Approval or rejection of items or files in lists or libraries must
' be done one at a time. You cannot approve or reject multiple items or files in
' one operation.
' 

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpRequest")
set req = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/ChilkatDocLibrary/sample.docx')/deny(comment='Check-in comment for the denial of approval.')"

' 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
req.AddHeader "X-RequestDigest","SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST"

' Send the request to deny the pending document approval.
bUseTls = 1
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.SynchronousRequest("SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' A successful update will return a 200 status code with an empty body.
' A non-successful update will return a JSON response body..
If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response status code = " & resp.StatusCode) & "</pre>"
    ' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
    set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
    success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
    json.EmitCompact = 0
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed") & "</pre>"

    Response.End
End If

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

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