(Lianja) Outlook Calendar Create an Event

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Create an event in the specified time zone, and assign the event an optional transactionId value.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http#example-1-create-an-event-in-the-specified-time-zone-and-assign-the-event-an-optional-transactionid-value

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// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Calendar OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookCalendar.json")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loJsonToken.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    return
endif

loHttp.AuthToken = loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

// Send the following POST:

// POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
// Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
// Content-type: application/json
// 
// {
//   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "HTML",
//     "content": "Does noon work for you?"
//   },
//   "start": {
//       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
//       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "end": {
//       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
//       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "location":{
//       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
//   },
//   "attendees": [
//     {
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "address":"samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
//         "name": "Samantha Booth"
//       },
//       "type": "required"
//     }
//   ],
//   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
//   "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7"
// }

// Build the JSON body of the POST.
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch")
loJson.UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML")
loJson.UpdateString("body.content","Does noon work for you?")
loJson.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-05-15T12:00:00")
loJson.UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
loJson.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-05-15T14:00:00")
loJson.UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
loJson.UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar")
loJson.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address","samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com")
loJson.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Samantha Booth")
loJson.UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required")
loJson.UpdateBool("allowNewTimeProposals",.T.)

// Generate a UUID.
loCrypt = createobject("CkCrypt2")
loJson.UpdateString("transactionId",loCrypt.GenerateUuid())

// Add the "Prefer" request header.
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Prefer",'outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"')

// Send the HTTP POST
loResp = loHttp.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events","application/json",loJson.Emit())
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    release loJson
    release loCrypt
    return
endif

? "Response status code = " + str(loResp.StatusCode)

loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.Load(loResp.BodyStr)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJResp.Emit()

release loResp

// The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
if (loResp.StatusCode <> 201) then
    ? "Failed"
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    release loJson
    release loCrypt
    release loJResp
    return
endif

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('user%40example.com')/events/$entity",
//   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==\"",
//   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA==",
//   "createdDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:52.1979259Z",
//   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:53.3747647Z",
//   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==",
//   "categories": [
//   ],
//   "transactionId": "1d12b565-3ca3-4ed8-b3f9-e8a14ac3ac17",
//   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
//   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
//   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000EF0328FDAB34D7010000000000000000100000004478DD5948382543AFD1B52C25E88C02",
//   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
//   "isReminderOn": true,
//   "hasAttachments": false,
//   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
//   "bodyPreview": "Does noon work for you?",
//   "importance": "normal",
//   "sensitivity": "normal",
//   "isAllDay": false,
//   "isCancelled": false,
//   "isOrganizer": true,
//   "responseRequested": true,
//   "seriesMasterId": null,
//   "showAs": "busy",
//   "type": "singleInstance",
//   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
//   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
//   "isOnlineMeeting": false,
//   "onlineMeetingProvider": "unknown",
//   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
//   "isDraft": false,
//   "hideAttendees": false,
//   "recurrence": null,
//   "onlineMeeting": null,
//   "responseStatus": {
//     "response": "organizer",
//     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
//   },
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "html",
//     "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes noon work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
//   },
//   "start": {
//     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T12:00:00.0000000",
//     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "end": {
//     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T14:00:00.0000000",
//     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "location": {
//     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
//     "locationType": "default",
//     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
//     "uniqueIdType": "private"
//   },
//   "locations": [
//     {
//       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
//       "locationType": "default",
//       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
//       "uniqueIdType": "private"
//     }
//   ],
//   "attendees": [
//     {
//       "type": "required",
//       "status": {
//         "response": "none",
//         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
//       },
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "name": "Samantha Booth",
//         "address": "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "organizer": {
//     "emailAddress": {
//       "name": "John Doe",
//       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
//     }
//   }
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

lcOdata_context = loJResp.StringOf('"@odata.context"')
lcOdata_etag = loJResp.StringOf('"@odata.etag"')
lcId = loJResp.StringOf("id")
lcCreatedDateTime = loJResp.StringOf("createdDateTime")
lcLastModifiedDateTime = loJResp.StringOf("lastModifiedDateTime")
lcChangeKey = loJResp.StringOf("changeKey")
lcTransactionId = loJResp.StringOf("transactionId")
lcOriginalStartTimeZone = loJResp.StringOf("originalStartTimeZone")
lcOriginalEndTimeZone = loJResp.StringOf("originalEndTimeZone")
lcICalUId = loJResp.StringOf("iCalUId")
lnReminderMinutesBeforeStart = loJResp.IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart")
llIsReminderOn = loJResp.BoolOf("isReminderOn")
llHasAttachments = loJResp.BoolOf("hasAttachments")
lcSubject = loJResp.StringOf("subject")
lcBodyPreview = loJResp.StringOf("bodyPreview")
lcImportance = loJResp.StringOf("importance")
lcSensitivity = loJResp.StringOf("sensitivity")
llIsAllDay = loJResp.BoolOf("isAllDay")
llIsCancelled = loJResp.BoolOf("isCancelled")
llIsOrganizer = loJResp.BoolOf("isOrganizer")
llResponseRequested = loJResp.BoolOf("responseRequested")
lcSeriesMasterId = loJResp.StringOf("seriesMasterId")
lcShowAs = loJResp.StringOf("showAs")
lcV_type = loJResp.StringOf("type")
lcWebLink = loJResp.StringOf("webLink")
lcOnlineMeetingUrl = loJResp.StringOf("onlineMeetingUrl")
llIsOnlineMeeting = loJResp.BoolOf("isOnlineMeeting")
lcOnlineMeetingProvider = loJResp.StringOf("onlineMeetingProvider")
llAllowNewTimeProposals = loJResp.BoolOf("allowNewTimeProposals")
llIsDraft = loJResp.BoolOf("isDraft")
llHideAttendees = loJResp.BoolOf("hideAttendees")
lcRecurrence = loJResp.StringOf("recurrence")
lcOnlineMeeting = loJResp.StringOf("onlineMeeting")
lcResponseStatusResponse = loJResp.StringOf("responseStatus.response")
lcResponseStatusTime = loJResp.StringOf("responseStatus.time")
lcBodyContentType = loJResp.StringOf("body.contentType")
lcBodyContent = loJResp.StringOf("body.content")
lcStartDateTime = loJResp.StringOf("start.dateTime")
lcStartTimeZone = loJResp.StringOf("start.timeZone")
lcEndDateTime = loJResp.StringOf("end.dateTime")
lcEndTimeZone = loJResp.StringOf("end.timeZone")
lcLocationDisplayName = loJResp.StringOf("location.displayName")
lcLocationLocationType = loJResp.StringOf("location.locationType")
lcLocationUniqueId = loJResp.StringOf("location.uniqueId")
lcLocationUniqueIdType = loJResp.StringOf("location.uniqueIdType")
lcOrganizerEmailAddressName = loJResp.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name")
lcOrganizerEmailAddressAddress = loJResp.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("categories")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("locations")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcDisplayName = loJResp.StringOf("locations[i].displayName")
    lcLocationType = loJResp.StringOf("locations[i].locationType")
    lcUniqueId = loJResp.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueId")
    lcUniqueIdType = loJResp.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType")
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("attendees")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcV_type = loJResp.StringOf("attendees[i].type")
    lcStatusResponse = loJResp.StringOf("attendees[i].status.response")
    lcStatusTime = loJResp.StringOf("attendees[i].status.time")
    lcEmailAddressName = loJResp.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name")
    lcEmailAddressAddress = loJResp.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address")
    i = i + 1
enddo

? "Event created."


release loHttp
release loJsonToken
release loJson
release loCrypt
release loJResp