(VBScript) Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

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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.

' This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
' Google Sheets scope.

' In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
' token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
If (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("No access token found.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' Create the following JSON:
' The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
' {
'   "sheets": [
'     {
'       "properties": {
'         "title": "Sample Tab"
'       }
'     }
'   ],
'   "properties": {
'     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
'   }
' }

' This code generates the above JSON:
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab")
success = json.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4")

' Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("response status code = " & resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine("response JSON:")

success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = 0
outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())

' A sample response is shown below.
' To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
' the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

' {
'   "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
'   "properties": {
'     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
'     "locale": "en_US",
'     "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
'     "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
'     "defaultFormat": {
'       "backgroundColor": {
'         "red": 1,
'         "green": 1,
'         "blue": 1
'       },
'       "padding": {
'         "top": 2,
'         "right": 3,
'         "bottom": 2,
'         "left": 3
'       },
'       "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
'       "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
'       "textFormat": {
'         "foregroundColor": {},
'         "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
'         "fontSize": 10,
'         "bold": false,
'         "italic": false,
'         "strikethrough": false,
'         "underline": false
'       }
'     }
'   },
'   "sheets": [
'     {
'       "properties": {
'         "sheetId": 1629642057,
'         "title": "Sample Tab",
'         "index": 0,
'         "sheetType": "GRID",
'         "gridProperties": {
'           "rowCount": 1000,
'           "columnCount": 26
'         }
'       }
'     }
'   ],
'   "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
' }
' 

spreadsheetId = json.StringOf("spreadsheetId")
propertiesTitle = json.StringOf("properties.title")
propertiesLocale = json.StringOf("properties.locale")
propertiesAutoRecalc = json.StringOf("properties.autoRecalc")
propertiesTimeZone = json.StringOf("properties.timeZone")
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red")
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green")
propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue")
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top")
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right")
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom")
propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left")
propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment")
propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy")
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily")
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize")
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold")
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic")
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough")
propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline")
spreadsheetUrl = json.StringOf("spreadsheetUrl")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("sheets")
Do While (i < count_i)
    json.I = i
    propertiesSheetId = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId")
    propertiesTitle = json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.title")
    propertiesIndex = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index")
    propertiesSheetType = json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType")
    propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount")
    propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close