(Tcl) SharePoint -- Deny Approval

Denies approval for a file that was submitted for content approval.

Only documents in lists that are enabled for content approval can be denied.

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

# If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
# Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
CkHttp_put_Login $http "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME"
CkHttp_put_Password $http "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD"
CkHttp_put_LoginDomain $http "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN"
CkHttp_put_NtlmAuth $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 a JSON reply
CkHttp_put_Accept $http "application/json;odata=verbose"

# Only persons who have Full Control or Design permissions can approve or reject
# items or files in a list or library that requires approval. Other site users
# can only view what they have permission to view or what they have uploaded
# themselves.
# 
# Important:  Approval or rejection of items or files in lists or libraries must
# be done one at a time. You cannot approve or reject multiple items or files in
# one operation.
# 

set req [new_CkHttpRequest]

CkHttpRequest_put_HttpVerb $req "POST"
CkHttpRequest_put_Path $req "/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/ChilkatDocLibrary/sample.docx')/deny(comment='Check-in comment for the denial of approval.')"

# We need to add a form digest value in the X-RequestDigest header field.
# See this example for details on
# how to get (and cache) a form digest value
CkHttpRequest_AddHeader $req "X-RequestDigest" "SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST"

# Send the request to deny the pending document approval.
set bUseTls 1
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_SynchronousRequest $http "SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN" 443 $bUseTls $req]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] != 1} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkHttpRequest $req
    exit
}

# A successful update will return a 200 status code with an empty body.
# A non-successful update will return a JSON response body..
if {[CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp] != 200} then {
    puts "Response status code = [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]"
    set json [new_CkJsonObject]

    CkJsonObject_Load $json [CkHttpResponse_bodyStr $resp]
    CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 0
    puts [CkJsonObject_emit $json]
    puts "Failed"
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkHttpRequest $req
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    exit
}

delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

puts "Success."

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkHttpRequest $req
delete_CkJsonObject $json