(Xojo Plugin) SharePoint -- Create Folder

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This example shows how to create a new SharePoint folder.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/sp-add-ins/working-with-folders-and-files-with-rest

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// This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

// If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
// Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
http.Login = "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME"
http.Password = "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD"
http.LoginDomain = "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN"
http.NtlmAuth = True

// The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
// If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
// establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication

// To create a folder, we're going to POST to
// https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/folders
// with a request body containing the following JSON:
// 
//     { "__metadata": { "type": "SP.Folder" }, "ServerRelativeUrl": "/document_library_relative_url/newFolderName"}

// This example will create a folder named ChilkatTest in /Documents

// Note: if your Sharepoint site is within a site collection, you must add the site name "/sites/teamA" to both the Path and the ServerRelativeUrl

Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
// If your Sharepoint site is within a site collection, then use "/sites/teamA/_api/web/folders" where "teamA" is the name of the site.
req.Path = "/_api/web/folders"

// We need to add a form digest value in the X-RequestDigest header field.
// See this example for details on
// how to get (and cache) a form digest value
req.AddHeader "X-RequestDigest","SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST"

// Set the Content-Type, and indicate that a JSON response is desired.
req.ContentType = "application/json;odata=verbose"
req.AddHeader "Accept","application/json;odata=verbose"

// Create and add the JSON body.
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim success As Boolean
success = json.UpdateString("__metadata.type","SP.Folder")
// If your Sharepoint site is within a site collection, then use "/sites/teamA/Documents/ChilkatTest" where "teamA" is the name of the site.
success = json.UpdateString("ServerRelativeUrl","/Documents/ChilkatTest")
success = req.LoadBodyFromString(json.Emit(),"utf-8")

// Send the POST using HTTPS (TLS). Port 443 is the default port for https.
Dim bUseTls As Boolean
bUseTls = True
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse
resp = http.SynchronousRequest("SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// The response body contains JSON.
success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = False

// The expected success response code is 201.
// (Let's also check for 200, just in case things change..)
If ((resp.StatusCode <> 200) And (resp.StatusCode <> 201)) Then
    System.DebugLog("Response status code = " + Str(resp.StatusCode))
    System.DebugLog(json.Emit())
    System.DebugLog("Failed")

    Return
End If

// Show the successful JSON response.
System.DebugLog(json.Emit())
System.DebugLog("Success.")

// A successful JSON response looks like this:

// { 
//   "d": { 
//     "__metadata": { 
//       "id": "Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest')",
//       "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest')",
//       "type": "SP.Folder"
//     },
//     "Files": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest')/Files"
//       }
//     },
//     "ListItemAllFields": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest')/ListItemAllFields"
//       }
//     },
//     "ParentFolder": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest')/ParentFolder"
//       }
//     },
//     "Properties": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest')/Properties"
//       }
//     },
//     "Folders": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest')/Folders"
//       }
//     },
//     "ItemCount": 0,
//     "Name": "ChilkatTest",
//     "ServerRelativeUrl": "/Documents/ChilkatTest",
//     "WelcomePage": ""
//   }
// }