(VBScript) Create a New GMail Label

Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
http.AuthToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

userId = "me"
success = http.SetUrlVar("userId",userId)

' Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
' The name of the new label is "questions".
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("name","questions")
success = json.UpdateString("labelListVisibility","labelShow")
success = json.UpdateString("messageListVisibility","show")

json.EmitCompact = 0
outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())

' The JSON contains this:
' {
'   "name": "questions",
'   "labelListVisibility": "labelShow",
'   "messageListVisibility": "show"
' }

url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels"
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3(url,"application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("status = " & resp.StatusCode)

' A 200 response status indicate success.
If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")

    WScript.Quit
End If

' A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

' {
'  "id": "Label_43",
'  "name": "questions",
'  "messageListVisibility": "show",
'  "labelListVisibility": "labelShow"
' }

outFile.WriteLine("response body:")
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

outFile.WriteLine("GMail label created!")

outFile.Close