(Go) Google Sheets - Append Values to an Existing Spreadsheet

Appends values to an existing Google spreadsheet.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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    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 := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
    if jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") == false {
        fmt.Println("No access token found.")
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    http := Http_Ref.html">chilkat.NewHttp()
    http.SetAuthToken(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

    // To append values to an existing spreadsheet, our HTTP request body will
    // contain JSON in the format of a "ValueRange".  For example, the spreadsheet we'll be
    // adding to in this example looks like this:

    // 

    // The JSON ValueRange for the cells in the above spreadsheet is:
    // {
    //   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
    //   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
    //   "values": [
    //     [
    //       "Item",
    //       "Cost"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Wheel",
    //       "$20.50"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Door",
    //       "$15"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Engine",
    //       "$100"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Totals",
    //       "$135.50"
    //     ]
    //   ]
    // }

    // This example will append 6 cells (3 rows / 2 columns).
    // We'll be appending the following:
    // 
    // "Paint", "$100"
    // "Brakes", "$100"
    // "New Total", "$335.50"
    // 

    // The range of cells we'll be appending is A1:B5
    // Therefore, the ValueRange JSON we'll be sending in our POST body is:

    // {
    //   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
    //   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
    //   "values": [
    //     [
    //       "Paint",
    //       "$100"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Brakes",
    //       "$100"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "New Total",
    //       "$335.50"
    //     ]
    //   ]
    // }

    json := JsonObject_Ref.html">chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("range","Sheet1!A1:B5")
    json.UpdateString("majorDimension","ROWS")

    json.SetI(0)
    json.SetJ(1)
    json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Paint")
    json.SetJ(1)
    json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$100")

    json.SetI(1)
    json.SetJ(0)
    json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Brakes")
    json.SetJ(1)
    json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$100")

    json.SetI(2)
    json.SetJ(0)
    json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Totals")
    json.SetJ(1)
    json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$335.50")

    json.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())

    // Send the POST to:
    // https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED

    http.SetUrlVar("spreadsheetId","1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA")
    http.SetUrlVar("range","Sheet1!A1:B5")
    resp := HttpResponse_Ref.html">chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{$spreadsheetId}/values/{$range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED",json,"application/json",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("response status code = ", resp.StatusCode())
    fmt.Println("response JSON = ", resp.BodyStr())

    // Sample output:
    // 
    // response status code = 200
    // response JSON = {
    //   "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
    //   "tableRange": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
    //   "updates": {
    //     "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
    //     "updatedRange": "Sheet1!A6:B8",
    //     "updatedRows": 3,
    //     "updatedColumns": 2,
    //     "updatedCells": 6
    //   }
    // }
    // 

    // Our Google Spreadsheet now looks like this:
    // 

    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()