Xbase++

Delete File

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Permanently deletes a file owned by the user without moving it to the trash. If the target is a folder, all descendants owned by the user are also deleted.

See Google Drive Files delete for more information.

Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oGAuth
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL cFileId
LOCAL oSbPath
LOCAL cJsonResponse

nSuccess := 0

nSuccess := 1

//  It 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 Drive scope.

oGAuth := CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthGoogle")
oGAuth:AccessToken := "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN"

oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

//  Connect using TLS.
nBAutoReconnect := 1
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("www.googleapis.com", 443, 1, nBAutoReconnect)

//  Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
oRest:SetAuthGoogle(oGAuth)

//  To delete a file, we must use the fileId.
//  This must've been obtained by listing or searching for the file
//  to get the metadata.
//  Assume we already did that an have the fileId
cFileId := "0B53Q6OSTWYoldUprZVU1ZVQ5Z0k"

oSbPath := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbPath:Append("/drive/v3/files/")
oSbPath:Append(cFileId)

cJsonResponse := oRest:FullRequestNoBody("DELETE", oSbPath:GetAsString())
IF (oRest:LastMethodSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oGAuth:destroy()
    oRest:destroy()
    oSbPath:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  A successful response will have a status code equal to 204 and the response body is empty.
//  (If not successful, then there should be a JSON response body with information..)
IF (oRest:ResponseStatusCode != 204)
    ? "response status code = " + Str(oRest:ResponseStatusCode)
    ? "response status text = " + oRest:ResponseStatusText
    ? "response header: " + oRest:ResponseHeader
    ? "response JSON: " + cJsonResponse
    oGAuth:destroy()
    oRest:destroy()
    oSbPath:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "File deleted."

oGAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
oSbPath:destroy()