(PureBasic) Retrieve a Particular SharePoint List as XML

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Downloads a particular SharePoint list and parses the XML.

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IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkXml.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

    ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ; The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
    ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ; For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
    ; The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
    ; The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
    ; Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
    ; for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    ; Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    CkHttp::setCkLogin(http, "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME")
    CkHttp::setCkPassword(http, "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD")
    CkHttp::setCkLoginDomain(http, "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN")
    CkHttp::setCkNtlmAuth(http, 1)

    ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ; The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
    ; If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
    ; establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
    ; -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ; Indicate that we want an XML reply
    CkHttp::setCkAccept(http, "application/atom+xml")
    CkHttp::setCkAcceptCharset(http, "utf-8")

    ; The contents of a SharePoint list can be downloaded by it's URI,
    ; which has the following URL format:
    ; https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/items
    ; 
    ; To get the URI's for all SharePoint lists, 
    ; See Get SharePoint Lists.

    ; Download the list like this (where the SHAREPOINT_DOCUMENTS_GUID is replaced with the actual GUID)
    sbXml.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbXml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success.i = CkHttp::ckQuickGetSb(http,"https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/Lists(guid'SHAREPOINT_DOCUMENTS_GUID')/items",sbXml)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbXml)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    xml.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
    If xml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::ckLoadSb(xml,sbXml,1)

    sbBase.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbBase.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbBase,CkXml::ckGetAttrValue(xml,"xml:base"))
    Debug "Base URL = " + CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sbBase)

    ; Find the number of entries in this list.
    numEntries.i = CkXml::ckNumChildrenHavingTag(xml,"entry")
    Debug "Number of Entries in this SharePoint List = " + Str(numEntries)

    sbUri.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbUri.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    i.i = 0
    While i < numEntries
        CkXml::setCkI(xml, i)

        title.s = CkXml::ckGetChildContent(xml,"entry[i]|content|m:properties|d:Title")

        CkStringBuilder::ckSetString(sbUri,CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sbBase))
        CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbUri,CkXml::ckGetChildContent(xml,"entry[i]|id"))

        Debug Str(i + 1) + ": " + title
        Debug "URI: " + CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sbUri)

        i = i + 1
    Wend

    ; The output of this program (when I ran w/ my test SharePoint data) looks something like this:

    ; I found that not every item has a Title,  but as viewed in a browser, I can see each of the item's name.
    ; (The number of items agrees with what I can interactively see in a browser.) The mystery of what
    ; is being shown for the name (or title) in the browser will be investigated further as Chilkat
    ; continues to explore the SharePoint API...

    ; 	Base URL = https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/
    ; 	Number of Entries in this SharePoint List = 13
    ; 	1: Domain Name created for Exchange Docx
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(3)
    ; 	2: 
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(4)
    ; 	3: VCAC_RA_Design.docx
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(5)
    ; 	4: 
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(9)
    ; 	5: 
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(10)
    ; 	6: Architecture Briefv1
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(16)
    ; 	7: PowerPoint Presentation
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(17)
    ; 	8: 
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(18)
    ; 	9: 
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(19)
    ; 	10: 
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(20)
    ; 	11: FRC Summit Brief
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(21)
    ; 	12: VCAC DISA Brief 8-13-16
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(22)
    ; 	13: TEST PROCEDURE
    ; 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(23)
    ; 
    ; 


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbXml)
    CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbBase)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbUri)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure