(Visual Basic 6.0) Google Translate Text

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Demonstrates how to use the Cloud Translation API to translate text from one spoken language to another. The example translates from English to Spanish.

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

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' IMPORTANT: 
' Don't forget you need to 1st enable the Cloud Translation API in your Google Developers Console at https://console.cloud.google.com
' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

' It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
' This example loads the JSON access token file 
Dim jsonToken As New ChilkatJsonObject
Dim success As Long
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Failed to load _googleTranslate.json"
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
' The following code creates the JSON request body.
success = json.UpdateString("q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
success = json.UpdateString("source","en")
success = json.UpdateString("target","es")
success = json.UpdateString("format","text")

json.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print json.Emit()

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = resp.GetBodyJson(jResp)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."

    Exit Sub
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "data": {
'     "translations": [
'       {
'         "translatedText": "El zorro rpida salt sobre el perro perezoso."
'       }
'     ]
'   }
' }

Dim translatedText As String

Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim n As Long
n = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.translations")
Do While i < n
    jResp.I = i
    translatedText = jResp.StringOf("data.translations[i].translatedText")
    Debug.Print translatedText
    i = i + 1
Loop