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Google Drive Multipart Upload String

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Demonstrates a file upload to Google Drive where the contents of the file are contained in a string variable.

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<?php

$success = 0;

// This example will upload a file to Google Drive.
$success = 1;

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

$gAuth = new COM("Chilkat.AuthGoogle");
$gAuth->Scope = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive';
$gAuth->SubEmailAddress = 'some.user@example.com';
$gAuth->ExpireNumSeconds = 3600;

// Obtain an access token as shown in one of the following examples:
// See Get Access Token using a Service Account JSON Key
// See Get Access Token using a P12 File

$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");

// Connect using TLS.
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('www.googleapis.com',443,1,$bAutoReconnect);

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access key)
$success = $rest->SetAuthGoogle($gAuth);

// A multipart upload to Google Drive needs a multipart/related Content-Type
$success = $rest->AddHeader('Content-Type','multipart/related');

// Specify each part of the request.

// The 1st part is JSON with information about the file.
$rest->PartSelector = '1';
$success = $rest->AddHeader('Content-Type','application/json; charset=UTF-8');

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $json->AddStringAt(-1,'title','helloWorld.txt');
$success = $json->AddStringAt(-1,'description','A simple text file that says Hello World.');
$success = $json->AddStringAt(-1,'mimeType','text/plain');
$success = $rest->SetMultipartBodyString($json->emit());

// The 2nd part is the file content.
// In this case, we'll upload a simple text file containing "Hello World!"
$rest->PartSelector = '2';
$success = $rest->AddHeader('Content-Type','text/plain');
$success = $rest->SetMultipartBodyString('Hello World!');

// POST https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v2/files
$jsonResponse = $rest->fullRequestMultipart('POST','/upload/drive/v2/files?uploadType=multipart');
if ($rest->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Show the JSON response.
print 'Response Status Code: ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";
print 'Json Response: ' . $jsonResponse . "\n";

?>