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Demonstrates how to use the Cloud Translation API to translate text from one spoken language to another. The example translates from English to Spanish. 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 assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' IMPORTANT: 
' Don't forget you need to 1st enable the Cloud Translation API in your Google Developers Console at https://console.cloud.google.com
' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

' It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
' This example loads the JSON access token file 
set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed to load _googleTranslate.json")
    WScript.Quit
End If

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'     "q": "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.",
'     "source": "en",
'     "target": "es",
'     "format": "text"
' }

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
' The following code creates the JSON request body.
success = json.UpdateString("q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
success = json.UpdateString("source","en")
success = json.UpdateString("target","es")
success = json.UpdateString("format","text")

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

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = resp.GetBodyJson(jResp)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "data": {
'     "translations": [
'       {
'         "translatedText": "El zorro r�pida salt� sobre el perro perezoso."
'       }
'     ]
'   }
' }

i = 0
n = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.translations")
Do While i < n
    jResp.I = i
    translatedText = jResp.StringOf("data.translations[i].translatedText")
    outFile.WriteLine(translatedText)
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close