VBScript
VBScript
List Google Photos Albums
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Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums.Chilkat VBScript Downloads
Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)
success = 0
' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
' Get the previously obtained access token.
' See Get Google Photos Access Token.
set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
If (success = 0) Then
outFile.WriteLine(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")
set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
WScript.Quit
End If
' Examine the response status code. Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
outFile.WriteLine("response status code: " & resp.StatusCode)
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
' Sample response:
json.EmitCompact = 0
outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())
' {
' "albums": [
' {
' "id": "AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
' "title": "April 23, 2016",
' "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
' "mediaItemsCount": "1",
' "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e6L7ecrCQmp ... uXVvAoTeMwJg",
' "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
' },
' {
' "id": "AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
' "title": "April 23, 2016",
' "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
' "mediaItemsCount": "1",
' "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5h7xK6G_baGN6KuuBHG5veLD49Xiaiix0GuTjii ... 7rkIexZj3AAdCA",
' "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
' },
' {
' "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
' "title": "animals",
' "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
' "isWriteable": true,
' "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mL8RRbd0pjFIhHc0A4En4y7ZftwyjZTSp5YWX5j1EyPxX5GepHML"
' }
' ]
' }
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("albums")
Do While i < count_i
json.I = i
id = json.StringOf("albums[i].id")
title = json.StringOf("albums[i].title")
productUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].productUrl")
mediaItemsCount = json.StringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount")
coverPhotoBaseUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl")
coverPhotoMediaItemId = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId")
isWriteable = json.BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable")
i = i + 1
Loop
outFile.Close