(VBScript) Get Task Lists

Demonstrates how to download the Google task lists.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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.

' Get the previously obtained access token.
' See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.FileAccess")
set fac = CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
accessToken = fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8")
If (fac.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(fac.LastErrorText)
    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 = accessToken

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickGetObj("https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Show the response body.
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

' Examine the response status code.
outFile.WriteLine("response status code: " & resp.StatusCode)

' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)

kind = json.StringOf("kind")
etag = json.StringOf("etag")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("items")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    kind = json.StringOf("items[i].kind")
    id = json.StringOf("items[i].id")
    title = json.StringOf("items[i].title")
    updated = json.StringOf("items[i].updated")
    selfLink = json.StringOf("items[i].selfLink")
    i = i + 1
Loop

' Sample response:

' {
'  "kind": "tasks#taskLists",
'  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/cv_AS-HUP96xJ9bgP8Y2B8WGSpM\"",
'  "items": [
'   {
'    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
'    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MDow",
'    "title": "My Tasks",
'    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:42:52.000Z",
'    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MDow"
'   },
'   {
'    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
'    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MzE3OTUxODY4OTU1MTEwMDow",
'    "title": "ccc",
'    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:15:19.000Z",
'    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MzE3OTUxODY4OTU1MTEwMDow"
'   },
'   {
'    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
'    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NDQ0NTA4MDYyNTY3OTEzMzow",
'    "title": "bbb",
'    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:15:02.000Z",
'    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NDQ0NTA4MDYyNTY3OTEzMzow"
'   },
'   {
'    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
'    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow",
'    "title": "aaa",
'    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:13:17.000Z",
'    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow"
'   }
'  ]
' }
' 
' response status code: 200

outFile.Close