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Google Drive Multipart Upload String

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Demonstrates a file upload to Google Drive where the contents of the file are contained in a string variable. PowerShell

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

$success = $false

# This example will upload a file to Google Drive.
$success = $true

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

$gAuth = New-Object Chilkat.AuthGoogle
$gAuth.Scope = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive"
$gAuth.SubEmailAddress = "some.user@example.com"
$gAuth.ExpireNumSeconds = 3600

# Obtain an access token as shown in one of the following examples:
# See Get Access Token using a Service Account JSON Key
# See Get Access Token using a P12 File

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

# Connect using TLS.
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,$true,$bAutoReconnect)

# Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access key)
$success = $rest.SetAuthGoogle($gAuth)

# A multipart upload to Google Drive needs a multipart/related Content-Type
$success = $rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/related")

# Specify each part of the request.

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

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $json.AddStringAt(-1,"title","helloWorld.txt")
$success = $json.AddStringAt(-1,"description","A simple text file that says Hello World.")
$success = $json.AddStringAt(-1,"mimeType","text/plain")
$success = $rest.SetMultipartBodyString($json.Emit())

# The 2nd part is the file content.
# In this case, we'll upload a simple text file containing "Hello World!"
$rest.PartSelector = "2"
$success = $rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","text/plain")
$success = $rest.SetMultipartBodyString("Hello World!")

# POST https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v2/files
$jsonResponse = $rest.FullRequestMultipart("POST","/upload/drive/v2/files?uploadType=multipart")
if ($rest.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Show the JSON response.
$("Response Status Code: " + $rest.ResponseStatusCode)
$("Json Response: " + $jsonResponse)