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Google Sheets - Read a Single Range

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Reads the values stored in the range Sheet1!A1:B5 and returns them in the response.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    -- This example 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 Sheets scope.

    -- In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    -- token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    DECLARE @jsonToken int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonToken OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'HasMember', @iTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'No access token found.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END
    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', @sTmp0
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'SessionLogFilename', 'qa_output/sessionLog.txt'

    -- Get the cells defined by the range A1:B5
    DECLARE @jsonResponse nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @jsonResponse OUT, 'https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values/Sheet1!A1:B5'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT @jsonResponse

    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Load', @success OUT, @jsonResponse

    -- A sample response is shown below.
    -- To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
    -- the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

    -- {
    --   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
    --   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
    --   "values": [
    --     [
    --       "Item",
    --       "Cost"
    --     ],
    --     [
    --       "Wheel",
    --       "$20.50"
    --     ],
    --     [
    --       "Door",
    --       "$15"
    --     ],
    --     [
    --       "Engine",
    --       "$100"
    --     ],
    --     [
    --       "Totals",
    --       "$135.50"
    --     ]
    --   ]
    -- }

    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @count_i int

    DECLARE @j int

    DECLARE @count_j int

    DECLARE @range nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @range OUT, 'range'
    DECLARE @majorDimension nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @majorDimension OUT, 'majorDimension'
    SELECT @i = 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'SizeOfArray', @count_i OUT, 'values'
    WHILE @i < @count_i
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'I', @i
        SELECT @j = 0
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'SizeOfArray', @count_j OUT, 'values[i]'
        WHILE @j < @count_j
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'J', @j
            DECLARE @strVal nvarchar(4000)
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @strVal OUT, 'values[i][j]'
            SELECT @j = @j + 1
          END
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO