(Delphi DLL) Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

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

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
jsonToken: HCkJsonObject;
success: Boolean;
http: HCkHttp;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;
spreadsheetId: PWideChar;
propertiesTitle: PWideChar;
propertiesLocale: PWideChar;
propertiesAutoRecalc: PWideChar;
propertiesTimeZone: PWideChar;
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment: PWideChar;
propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy: PWideChar;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily: PWideChar;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize: Integer;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold: Boolean;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic: Boolean;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough: Boolean;
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline: Boolean;
spreadsheetUrl: PWideChar;
propertiesSheetId: Integer;
propertiesIndex: Integer;
propertiesSheetType: PWideChar;
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 := CkJsonObject_Create();
success := CkJsonObject_LoadFile(jsonToken,'qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json');
if (CkJsonObject_HasMember(jsonToken,'access_token') = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('No access token found.');
    Exit;
  end;
http := CkHttp_Create();
CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObject__stringOf(jsonToken,'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 := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'sheets[0].properties.title','Sample Tab');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'properties.title','Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4');

//  Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
resp := CkHttp_PostJson3(http,'https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets','application/json',json);
if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

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

CkJsonObject_Load(json,CkHttpResponse__bodyStr(resp));
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,False);
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

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

CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);

end;