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Google Sheets - Read a Single Range

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Reads the values stored in the range Sheet1!A1:B5 and returns them in the response.

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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")
http.SessionLogFilename = "qa_output/sessionLog.txt"

# Get the cells defined by the range A1:B5
jsonResponse = http.QuickGetStr("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values/Sheet1!A1:B5")
if (http.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(jsonResponse)

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.Load(jsonResponse)

# 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

# {
#   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
#   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
#   "values": [
#     [
#       "Item",
#       "Cost"
#     ],
#     [
#       "Wheel",
#       "$20.50"
#     ],
#     [
#       "Door",
#       "$15"
#     ],
#     [
#       "Engine",
#       "$100"
#     ],
#     [
#       "Totals",
#       "$135.50"
#     ]
#   ]
# }

range = json.StringOf("range")
majorDimension = json.StringOf("majorDimension")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("values")
while i < count_i :
    json.I = i
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("values[i]")
    while j < count_j :
        json.J = j
        strVal = json.StringOf("values[i][j]")
        j = j + 1

    i = i + 1