(CkPython) Create a File in a Folder

Creates (uploads) a file to be located in a particular folder.

See Google Drive Files: create for more details.

Also See Google Drive Multipart Upload for more details.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = True

# 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 Drive scope.

gAuth = chilkat.CkAuthGoogle()
gAuth.put_AccessToken("GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN")

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

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

# Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

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

# Specify each part of the request.

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

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.AppendString("name","testHello.txt")
json.AppendString("description","A simple file that says Hello World.")
json.AppendString("mimeType","text/plain")

# To place the file in a folder, we must add a parents[] array to the JSON
# and list the folder id's.  It's possible for a file to be in multiple folders at once
# if it has more than one parent.  If no parents are specified, then the file is created
# in the My Drive folder.  
# Note: We'll assume we already have the id if the folder.  It is the id's that are specified here,
# not the folder names.
# parents is a CkJsonArray
parents = json.AppendArray("parents")
folderId = "0B53Q6OSTWYolY2tPU1BnYW02T2c"
parents.AddStringAt(-1,folderId)

rest.SetMultipartBodyString(json.emit())

# The 2nd part is the file content, which will contain "Hello World!"
rest.put_PartSelector("2")
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","text/plain")

fileContents = "Hello World!"
rest.SetMultipartBodyString(fileContents)

jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestMultipart("POST","/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart")
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200):
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()))
    print("response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText())
    print("response header: " + rest.responseHeader())
    print("response JSON: " + jsonResponse)
    sys.exit()

# Show the JSON response.
json.Load(jsonResponse)

# Show the full JSON response.
json.put_EmitCompact(False)
print(json.emit())

# A successful response looks like this:
# {
#   "kind": "drive#file",
#   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYoldmJ0Z3ZqT2x5MFk",
#   "name": "Untitled",
#   "mimeType": "text/plain"
# }

# Get the fileId:
print("fileId: " + json.stringOf("id"))