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OneDrive -- Create a New Folder

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Demonstrates how to create a new folder.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

#  This example uses the OAuth client credentials flow.
#  See How to Create an Azure App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials

#  Use your client ID, client secret, and tenant ID in the following lines
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("client_id","2871da2c-8176-4b7f-869b-2311aa82e743")
$json.UpdateString("client_secret","2hu9Q~r5QuryUcEkNbg1btLtnfU1VUXzhSCG6brH")
$json.UpdateString("scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default")
$json.UpdateString("token_endpoint","https://login.microsoftonline.com/114d7ed6-71bf-4dbe-a866-748364121bf2/oauth2/v2.0/token")

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http
$http.AuthToken = $json.Emit()

#  To create a new folder, send a POST request like this:
#  POST /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{parent-item-id}/children

#  We first need to get the item-id for the folder where the new folder will be created.
#  This example will create a new folder named "abc" within /TestDir,
#  so we need the item-id for /TestDir.
$http.SetUrlVar("dir_path","/TestDir")
$http.SetUrlVar("user_id","4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104")
$respStr = $http.QuickGetStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:{$dir_path}")
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$json.Load($respStr)
if ($http.LastStatus -ne 200) {
    $("Failed to get parent folder item id, status code = " + $http.LastStatus)
    exit
}

#  The HTTP request body should contain JSON like this:

#  	{
#  	  "name": "abc",
#  	  "folder": { }
#  	}

$jsonReqBody = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonReqBody.AppendString("name","abc")

$jObj = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonReqBody.AppendObject2("folder",$jObj)
$("JSON body:")
$($jsonReqBody.Emit())

#  Set the URL var for the next request which will create the new folder.
$http.SetUrlVar("parent_item_id",$json.StringOf("id"))

$url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/items/{$parent_item_id}/children"
$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpJson("POST",$url,$jsonReqBody,"application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$json.Load($resp.BodyStr)
$("Response:")
$($json.Emit())

#  A 201 response indicates success.
if ($resp.StatusCode -ne 201) {
    $("Failed to create folder.")
    $("Response status code = " + $resp.StatusCode)
}
else {
    $("Successfully created folder.")
}

#  A successful response:

#  	{
#  	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/drive/items('3A33FCEB9B74CC15%214862')/children/$entity",
#  	  "createdBy": {
#  	    "application": {
#  	      "displayName": "Chilkat",
#  	      "id": "441c9990"
#  	    },
#  	    "user": {
#  	      "displayName": "Matt Smith",
#  	      "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
#  	    }
#  	  },
#  	  "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T16:02:22.203Z",
#  	  "cTag": "adDozQTMzRkNFQjlCNzRDQzE1ITQ4NzAuNjM2MzIxODg5NDIyMDMwMDAw",
#  	  "eTag": "aM0EzM0ZDRUI5Qjc0Q0MxNSE0ODcwLjA",
#  	  "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4870",
#  	  "lastModifiedBy": {
#  	    "application": {
#  	      "displayName": "Chilkat",
#  	      "id": "441c9990"
#  	    },
#  	    "user": {
#  	      "displayName": "Matt Smith",
#  	      "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
#  	    }
#  	  },
#  	  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-04T16:02:22.203Z",
#  	  "name": "abc",
#  	  "parentReference": {
#  	    "driveId": "3a33fceb9b74cc15",
#  	    "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4862",
#  	    "name": "someFolder",
#  	    "path": "/drive/root:/someFolder"
#  	  },
#  	  "size": 0,
#  	  "webUrl": "https://1drv.ms/f/s!ABXMdJvr_DM6pgY",
#  	  "fileSystemInfo": {
#  	    "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T16:02:22.203Z",
#  	    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-04T16:02:22.203Z"
#  	  },
#  	  "folder": {
#  	    "childCount": 0
#  	  }
#  	}
#  
#  	Successfully created folder.