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Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

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Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# 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..
jsonToken = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
if (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") == False):
    print("No access token found.")
    sys.exit()

http = chilkat2.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:
json = chilkat2.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.
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("response status code = " + str(resp.StatusCode))
print("response JSON:")

json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = False
print(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"
# }
# 

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