VBScript
Get all Tasks on a List

Demonstrates how to get all the tasks in a Google task list.
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VBScript
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 Tasks Access Token.

set fac = CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
accessToken = fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8")
If (fac.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(fac.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

http.AuthToken = accessToken

' Get the tasks from the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
success = http.SetUrlVar("tasklist","MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow")

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks",resp)
If (success = 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

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")
    etag = json.StringOf("items[i].etag")
    title = json.StringOf("items[i].title")
    updated = json.StringOf("items[i].updated")
    selfLink = json.StringOf("items[i].selfLink")
    position = json.StringOf("items[i].position")
    notes = json.StringOf("items[i].notes")
    status = json.StringOf("items[i].status")
    due = json.StringOf("items[i].due")
    i = i + 1
Loop

' Sample response:

' {
'  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
'  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/LTM3Njg4MjgyNA\"",
'  "items": [
'   {
'    "kind": "tasks#task",
'    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
'    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/NjcyMTU4Mg\"",
'    "title": "Get haircut",
'    "updated": "2019-04-04T18:07:58.000Z",
'    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
'    "position": "00000000001610612734",
'    "notes": "Check in online first.",
'    "status": "needsAction",
'    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
'   },
'   {
'    "kind": "tasks#task",
'    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
'    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
'    "title": "Go to grocery store",
'    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
'    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
'    "position": "00000000002147483647",
'    "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
'    "status": "needsAction",
'    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
'   }
'  ]
' }
' 
' response status code: 200

outFile.Close