(Perl) Delete a Task from a Task List

Demonstrates how to delete a Google task from a task list.

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use chilkat();

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

# Get the previously obtained access token.
# See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

$fac = chilkat::CkFileAccess->new();
$accessToken = $fac->readEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8");
if ($fac->get_LastMethodSuccess() != 1) {
    print $fac->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

$http->put_AuthToken($accessToken);

$http->SetUrlVar("tasklist","MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow");
$http->SetUrlVar("task","MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->QuickRequest("DELETE","https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks/{$task}");
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Show the response body. (empty for success)
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

# Examine the response status code. (204 = success)
print "response status code: " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";