PowerBuilder

Create Folder

See more Google Drive Examples

In the Drive API, a folder is essentially a file — one identified by the special folder MIME type application/vnd.google-apps.folder

See Google Drive Files: create for more details.

Also See Working with Folders for more details.

PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_GAuth
oleobject loo_Rest
integer li_BAutoReconnect
oleobject loo_Json
string ls_JsonResponse

li_Success = 0

// Creating a folder is technically an upload of a 0-length file
// having a MIME type of "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"

li_Success = 1

// It 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 Drive scope.

loo_GAuth = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_GAuth.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.AuthGoogle")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_GAuth
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_GAuth.AccessToken = "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN"

loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rest")

// Connect using TLS.
li_BAutoReconnect = 1
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,1,li_BAutoReconnect)

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
loo_Rest.SetAuthGoogle(loo_GAuth)

// A multipart upload to Google Drive needs a multipart/related Content-Type
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/related")

// Specify each part of the request.

// The 1st part is JSON with information about the folder.
loo_Rest.PartSelector = "1"
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json; charset=UTF-8")

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.AppendString("name","testFolder")
loo_Json.AppendString("description","A folder to contain test files.")
loo_Json.AppendString("mimeType","application/vnd.google-apps.folder")
loo_Rest.SetMultipartBodyString(loo_Json.Emit())

// The 2nd part would be the file content.
// Since this is a folder, skip the 2nd part entirely and go straight to the upload..

ls_JsonResponse = loo_Rest.FullRequestMultipart("POST","/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart")
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_GAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 then
    Write-Debug "response status code = " + string(loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Write-Debug "response status text = " + loo_Rest.ResponseStatusText
    Write-Debug "response header: " + loo_Rest.ResponseHeader
    Write-Debug "response JSON: " + ls_JsonResponse
    destroy loo_GAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

// Show the JSON response.
loo_Json.Load(ls_JsonResponse)

// Show the full JSON response.
loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

// A successful response looks like this:
// {
//   "kind": "drive#file",
//   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolY2tPU1BnYW02T2c",
//   "name": "testFolder",
//   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
// }

// Get the fileId:
Write-Debug "fileId: " + loo_Json.StringOf("id")


destroy loo_GAuth
destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_Json