(Classic ASP) Create a New GMail Label

Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
success = 0

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

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
http.AuthToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

userId = "me"
success = http.SetUrlVar("userId",userId)

' Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
' The name of the new label is "questions".
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("name","questions")
success = json.UpdateString("labelListVisibility","labelShow")
success = json.UpdateString("messageListVisibility","show")

json.EmitCompact = 0
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"

' The JSON contains this:
' {
'   "name": "questions",
'   "labelListVisibility": "labelShow",
'   "messageListVisibility": "show"
' }

url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels"
set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "status = " & resp.StatusCode) & "</pre>"

' A 200 response status indicate success.
If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.BodyStr) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

' {
'  "id": "Label_43",
'  "name": "questions",
'  "messageListVisibility": "show",
'  "labelListVisibility": "labelShow"
' }

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.BodyStr) & "</pre>"

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "GMail label created!") & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>