(PHP Extension) Retrieve a Particular SharePoint List as XML

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Downloads a particular SharePoint list and parses the XML.

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<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
// The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
// The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
// Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
// for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"

$http = new CkHttp();

// If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
// Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
$http->put_Login('SHAREPOINT_USERNAME');
$http->put_Password('SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD');
$http->put_LoginDomain('SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN');
$http->put_NtlmAuth(true);

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
// If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
// establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Indicate that we want an XML reply
$http->put_Accept('application/atom+xml');
$http->put_AcceptCharset('utf-8');

// The contents of a SharePoint list can be downloaded by it's URI,
// which has the following URL format:
// https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/items
// 
// To get the URI's for all SharePoint lists, 
// See Get SharePoint Lists.

// Download the list like this (where the SHAREPOINT_DOCUMENTS_GUID is replaced with the actual GUID)
$sbXml = new CkStringBuilder();
$success = $http->QuickGetSb('https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/Lists(guid'SHAREPOINT_DOCUMENTS_GUID')/items',$sbXml);
if ($success != true) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$xml = new CkXml();
$xml->LoadSb($sbXml,true);

$sbBase = new CkStringBuilder();
$sbBase->Append($xml->getAttrValue('xml:base'));
print 'Base URL = ' . $sbBase->getAsString() . "\n";

// Find the number of entries in this list.
$numEntries = $xml->NumChildrenHavingTag('entry');
print 'Number of Entries in this SharePoint List = ' . $numEntries . "\n";

$sbUri = new CkStringBuilder();

$i = 0;
while ($i < $numEntries) {
    $xml->put_I($i);

    $title = $xml->getChildContent('entry[i]|content|m:properties|d:Title');

    $sbUri->SetString($sbBase->getAsString());
    $sbUri->Append($xml->getChildContent('entry[i]|id'));

    print ($i + 1) . ': ' . $title . "\n";
    print 'URI: ' . $sbUri->getAsString() . "\n";

    $i = $i + 1;
}

// The output of this program (when I ran w/ my test SharePoint data) looks something like this:

// I found that not every item has a Title,  but as viewed in a browser, I can see each of the item's name.
// (The number of items agrees with what I can interactively see in a browser.) The mystery of what
// is being shown for the name (or title) in the browser will be investigated further as Chilkat
// continues to explore the SharePoint API...

// 	Base URL = https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/
// 	Number of Entries in this SharePoint List = 13
// 	1: Domain Name created for Exchange Docx
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(3)
// 	2: 
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(4)
// 	3: VCAC_RA_Design.docx
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(5)
// 	4: 
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(9)
// 	5: 
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(10)
// 	6: Architecture Briefv1
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(16)
// 	7: PowerPoint Presentation
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(17)
// 	8: 
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(18)
// 	9: 
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(19)
// 	10: 
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(20)
// 	11: FRC Summit Brief
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(21)
// 	12: VCAC DISA Brief 8-13-16
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(22)
// 	13: TEST PROCEDURE
// 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(23)
// 
// 

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