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batchGet (Read Multiple Ranges)

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Reads multiple ranges from a Google Sheets spreadsheet in one GET request.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# 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 = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json");
if ($jsonToken->HasMember("access_token") == 0) {
    print "No access token found." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# We'll be sending a GET request with query params to this URL:  https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values:batchGet?ranges=Sheet1!A1:A2&ranges=Sheet1!B1:B2
# The domain is "sheets.googleapis.com"
# The path is "/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values:batchGet"
$req = chilkat::CkHttpRequest->new();
$req->put_Path("/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values:batchGet");
$req->put_HttpVerb("GET");
# Add each range to fetch.
$req->AddParam("ranges","Sheet1!A1:A2");
$req->AddParam("ranges","Sheet1!B1:B2");

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();
$http->put_AuthToken($jsonToken->stringOf("access_token"));

# 443 is the SSL/TLS port for HTTPS.
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpSReq("sheets.googleapis.com",443,1,$req,$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->Load($resp->bodyStr());

# 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": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
#   "valueRanges": [
#     {
#       "range": "Sheet1!A1:A2",
#       "majorDimension": "ROWS",
#       "values": [
#         [
#           "Item"
#         ],
#         [
#           "Wheel"
#         ]
#       ]
#     },
#     {
#       "range": "Sheet1!B1:B2",
#       "majorDimension": "ROWS",
#       "values": [
#         [
#           "Cost"
#         ],
#         [
#           "$20.50"
#         ]
#       ]
#     }
#   ]
# }

$spreadsheetId = $json->stringOf("spreadsheetId");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("valueRanges");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    $range = $json->stringOf("valueRanges[i].range");
    $majorDimension = $json->stringOf("valueRanges[i].majorDimension");
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray("valueRanges[i].values");
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->put_J($j);
        $k = 0;
        $count_k = $json->SizeOfArray("valueRanges[i].values[j]");
        while ($k < $count_k) {
            $json->put_K($k);
            $strVal = $json->stringOf("valueRanges[i].values[j][k]");
            $k = $k + 1;
        }

        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}