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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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<?php

$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 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json');
if ($jsonToken->HasMember('access_token') == 0) {
    print 'No access token found.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
$http->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->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $jsonResponse . "\n";

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->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->I = 3;
$json->J = 1;
$json->UpdateString('values[i][j]','$120');
$json->I = 4;
$json->UpdateString('values[i][j]','$155.50');

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

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

//  Examine the response..
print 'response status code = ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";
print 'response body:' . "\n";
print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";

//  A sample response body:

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

?>