Unicode C

Delete File

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Permanently deletes a file owned by the user without moving it to the trash. If the target is a folder, all descendants owned by the user are also deleted.

See Google Drive Files delete for more information.

Unicode C

#include <C_CkAuthGoogleW.h>
#include <C_CkRestW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkAuthGoogleW gAuth;
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    const wchar_t *fileId;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbPath;
    const wchar_t *jsonResponse;

    success = FALSE;

    success = TRUE;

    // It 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 = CkAuthGoogleW_Create();
    CkAuthGoogleW_putAccessToken(gAuth,L"GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN");

    rest = CkRestW_Create();

    // Connect using TLS.
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRestW_Connect(rest,L"www.googleapis.com",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    CkRestW_SetAuthGoogle(rest,gAuth);

    // To delete a file, we must use the fileId.
    // This must've been obtained by listing or searching for the file
    // to get the metadata.
    // Assume we already did that an have the fileId
    fileId = L"0B53Q6OSTWYoldUprZVU1ZVQ5Z0k";

    sbPath = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbPath,L"/drive/v3/files/");
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbPath,fileId);

    jsonResponse = CkRestW_fullRequestNoBody(rest,L"DELETE",CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sbPath));
    if (CkRestW_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkAuthGoogleW_Dispose(gAuth);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbPath);
        return;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 204 and the response body is empty.
    // (If not successful, then there should be a JSON response body with information..)
    if (CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 204) {
        wprintf(L"response status code = %d\n",CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        wprintf(L"response status text = %s\n",CkRestW_responseStatusText(rest));
        wprintf(L"response header: %s\n",CkRestW_responseHeader(rest));
        wprintf(L"response JSON: %s\n",jsonResponse);
        CkAuthGoogleW_Dispose(gAuth);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbPath);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"File deleted.\n");


    CkAuthGoogleW_Dispose(gAuth);
    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbPath);

    }