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Google Sheets - Update (Set Values in a Range)

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Sets values in a range of a spreadsheet. This example will demonstrate by first getting a range, then changing some values in the JSON, and then HTTPS PUT the changes back to the Google Sheet.

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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;
}

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

#  First get the cells in the range A1:B5
$http->SetUrlVar("range","Sheet1!A1:B5");
$http->SetUrlVar("spreadsheetId","1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA");
$jsonResponse = $http->quickGetStr("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{$spreadsheetId}/values/{$range}");
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print $jsonResponse . "\r\n";

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->Load($jsonResponse);

#  A sample response is shown below.

#  {
#    "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
#    "majorDimension": "ROWS",
#    "values": [
#      [
#        "Item",
#        "Cost"
#      ],
#      [
#        "Wheel",
#        "$20.50"
#      ],
#      [
#        "Door",
#        "$15"
#      ],
#      [
#        "Engine",
#        "$100"
#      ],
#      [
#        "Totals",
#        "$135.50"
#      ]
#    ]
#  }

#  We're going to change the cost of the Engine to $120, and the Totals to $155.50

$json->put_I(3);
$json->put_J(1);
$json->UpdateString("values[i][j]","$120");
$json->put_I(4);
$json->UpdateString("values[i][j]","$155.50");

#  Show the updated JSON.
print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

#  Update the Google Sheet using a PUT request.
$json->put_EmitCompact(1);
$urlToUpdate = "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{$spreadsheetId}/values/{$range}?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED";
$xyz = $http->quickGetStr($urlToUpdate);
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("PUT",$urlToUpdate,$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Examine the response..
print "response status code = " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
print "response body:" . "\r\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

#  A sample response body:

#  {
#    "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
#    "updatedRange": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
#    "updatedRows": 5,
#    "updatedColumns": 2,
#    "updatedCells": 10
#  }