(Delphi ActiveX) Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;
spreadsheetId: WideString;
propertiesTitle: WideString;
propertiesLocale: WideString;
propertiesAutoRecalc: WideString;
propertiesTimeZone: WideString;
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment: WideString;
propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy: WideString;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily: WideString;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline: Integer;
spreadsheetUrl: WideString;
propertiesSheetId: Integer;
propertiesIndex: Integer;
propertiesSheetType: WideString;
propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount: Integer;
propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount: Integer;

begin
// 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 := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json');
if (jsonToken.HasMember('access_token') = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('No access token found.');
    Exit;
  end;
http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);
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 := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
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 := http.PostJson3('https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets','application/json',json.ControlInterface);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('response status code = ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
Memo1.Lines.Add('response JSON:');

json.Load(resp.BodyStr);
json.EmitCompact := 0;
Memo1.Lines.Add(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) do
  begin
    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;
  end;
end;