(PowerShell) OneDrive -- Create a New Folder

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Demonstrates how to create a new folder.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# 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 -ne $true) {
    $($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 = $jsonReqBody.AppendObject("folder")

$("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 = $http.PostJson2($url,"application/json",$jsonReqBody.Emit())
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($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.