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Google Contacts - Create New Contact

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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    -- First create a new contact XML.
    DECLARE @xml int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Xml', @xml OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @xml, 'Tag', 'atom:entry'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'AddAttribute', @success OUT, 'xmlns:atom', 'http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'AddAttribute', @success OUT, 'xmlns:gd', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'atom:category', 1, 'scheme', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'atom:category', 1, 'term', 'http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:name|gd:givenName', 'Elizabeth'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:name|gd:familyName', 'Bennet'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:name|gd:fullName', 'Elizabeth Bennet'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'atom:content', 1, 'type', 'text'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'atom:content', 'Notes'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:email', 1, 'rel', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:email', 1, 'primary', 'true'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:email', 1, 'address', 'liz@gmail.com'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:email', 1, 'displayName', 'E. Bennet'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:email', 1, 'rel', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:email', 1, 'address', 'liz@example.org'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:phoneNumber', 1, 'rel', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:phoneNumber', 1, 'primary', 'true'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:phoneNumber', '(206)555-1212'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:phoneNumber', 1, 'rel', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:phoneNumber', '(206)555-1213'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:im', 1, 'address', 'liz@gmail.com'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:im', 1, 'protocol', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:im', 1, 'primary', 'true'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:im', 1, 'rel', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:structuredPostalAddress', 1, 'rel', 'http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateAttrAt', @success OUT, 'gd:structuredPostalAddress', 1, 'primary', 'true'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city', 'Mountain View'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street', '1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region', 'CA'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode', '94043'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country', 'United States'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'UpdateChildContent', NULL, 'gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress', '1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetXml', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Created the following XML:

    -- 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    -- 	<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
    -- 	    <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
    -- 	    <gd:name>
    -- 	        <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
    -- 	        <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
    -- 	        <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
    -- 	    </gd:name>
    -- 	    <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
    -- 	    <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
    -- 	    <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
    -- 	    <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
    -- 	    <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
    -- 	        <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
    -- 	        <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
    -- 	        <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
    -- 	        <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
    -- 	        <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
    -- 	        <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
    -- 	    </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
    -- 	</atom:entry>

    -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
    -- Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
    -- (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
    -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    -- It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    -- This example loads the JSON access token file 
    -- saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token

    DECLARE @jsonToken int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonToken OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Failed to load googleContacts.json'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @gAuth int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.AuthGoogle', @gAuth OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @gAuth, 'AccessToken', @sTmp0

    DECLARE @rest int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Rest', @rest OUT

    -- Connect using TLS.
    DECLARE @bAutoReconnect int
    SELECT @bAutoReconnect = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'www.google.com', 443, 1, @bAutoReconnect

    -- Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'SetAuthGoogle', @success OUT, @gAuth

    -- ----------------------------------------------
    -- OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
    -- ----------------------------------------------

    -- To create a contact, we need to send the following:

    -- 	POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
    -- 	Content-Type: application/atom+xml
    -- 	GData-Version: 3.0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'Content-Type', 'application/atom+xml'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'GData-Version', '3.0'

    DECLARE @sbRequestBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbRequestBody OUT

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetXmlSb', @success OUT, @sbRequestBody
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'FullRequestSb', @success OUT, 'POST', '/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full', @sbRequestBody, @sbResponseBody
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @gAuth
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        RETURN
      END

    -- A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 201
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'response status code = ' + @iTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'response status text = ' + @sTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseHeader', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'response header: ' + @sTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbResponseBody, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'response body: ' + @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @gAuth
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        RETURN
      END

    -- If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
    -- and there is no response body.

    PRINT 'Contact created.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @gAuth
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody


END
GO