(Lianja) Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

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//  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..
loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
if (loJsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = .F.) then
    ? "No access token found."
    release loJsonToken
    return
endif

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")
loHttp.AuthToken = loJsonToken.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:
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab")
loJson.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4")

//  Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
loResp = loHttp.PostJson3("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets","application/json",loJson)
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    return
endif

? "response status code = " + str(loResp.StatusCode)
? "response JSON:"

loJson.Load(loResp.BodyStr)
loJson.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJson.Emit()

release loResp

//  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"
//  }
// 

lcSpreadsheetId = loJson.StringOf("spreadsheetId")
lcPropertiesTitle = loJson.StringOf("properties.title")
lcPropertiesLocale = loJson.StringOf("properties.locale")
lcPropertiesAutoRecalc = loJson.StringOf("properties.autoRecalc")
lcPropertiesTimeZone = loJson.StringOf("properties.timeZone")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left")
lcPropertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = loJson.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment")
lcPropertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = loJson.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy")
lcPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = loJson.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize")
llPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = loJson.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold")
llPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = loJson.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic")
llPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = loJson.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough")
llPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = loJson.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline")
lcSpreadsheetUrl = loJson.StringOf("spreadsheetUrl")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJson.SizeOfArray("sheets")
do while (i < lnCount_i)
    loJson.I = i
    lnPropertiesSheetId = loJson.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId")
    lcPropertiesTitle = loJson.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.title")
    lnPropertiesIndex = loJson.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index")
    lcPropertiesSheetType = loJson.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType")
    lnPropertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = loJson.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount")
    lnPropertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = loJson.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount")
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loJsonToken
release loHttp
release loJson