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Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

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Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

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integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_JsonToken
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
long i
long li_Count_i
string ls_SpreadsheetId
string ls_PropertiesTitle
string ls_PropertiesLocale
string ls_PropertiesAutoRecalc
string ls_PropertiesTimeZone
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft
string ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment
string ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy
string ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough
long li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline
string ls_SpreadsheetUrl
long li_PropertiesSheetId
long li_PropertiesIndex
string ls_PropertiesSheetType
long li_PropertiesGridPropertiesRowCount
long li_PropertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount

li_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..
loo_JsonToken = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonToken.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
if loo_JsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = 0 then
    Write-Debug "No access token found."
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    return
end if

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")

loo_Http.AuthToken = loo_JsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

//  Create the following JSON:
//  The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
//  {
//    "sheets": [
//      {
//        "properties": {
//          "title": "Sample Tab"
//        }
//      }
//    ],
//    "properties": {
//      "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
//    }
//  }

//  This code generates the above JSON:
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab")
loo_Json.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4")

//  Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets",loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "response status code = " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
Write-Debug "response JSON:"

loo_Json.Load(loo_Resp.BodyStr)
loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

//  A sample response is shown below.
//  To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
//  the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

//  {
//    "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
//    "properties": {
//      "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
//      "locale": "en_US",
//      "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
//      "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
//      "defaultFormat": {
//        "backgroundColor": {
//          "red": 1,
//          "green": 1,
//          "blue": 1
//        },
//        "padding": {
//          "top": 2,
//          "right": 3,
//          "bottom": 2,
//          "left": 3
//        },
//        "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
//        "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
//        "textFormat": {
//          "foregroundColor": {},
//          "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
//          "fontSize": 10,
//          "bold": false,
//          "italic": false,
//          "strikethrough": false,
//          "underline": false
//        }
//      }
//    },
//    "sheets": [
//      {
//        "properties": {
//          "sheetId": 1629642057,
//          "title": "Sample Tab",
//          "index": 0,
//          "sheetType": "GRID",
//          "gridProperties": {
//            "rowCount": 1000,
//            "columnCount": 26
//          }
//        }
//      }
//    ],
//    "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
//  }
//  

ls_SpreadsheetId = loo_Json.StringOf("spreadsheetId")
ls_PropertiesTitle = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.title")
ls_PropertiesLocale = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.locale")
ls_PropertiesAutoRecalc = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.autoRecalc")
ls_PropertiesTimeZone = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.timeZone")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left")
ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment")
ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy")
ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = loo_Json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = loo_Json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = loo_Json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = loo_Json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline")
ls_SpreadsheetUrl = loo_Json.StringOf("spreadsheetUrl")
i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("sheets")
do while (i < li_Count_i)
    loo_Json.I = i
    li_PropertiesSheetId = loo_Json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId")
    ls_PropertiesTitle = loo_Json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.title")
    li_PropertiesIndex = loo_Json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index")
    ls_PropertiesSheetType = loo_Json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType")
    li_PropertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = loo_Json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount")
    li_PropertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = loo_Json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount")
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Resp