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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.

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Local $bSuccess = False

$bSuccess = True

; 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 = ObjCreate("Chilkat.AuthGoogle")
$oGAuth.AccessToken = "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN"

$oRest = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Rest")

; Connect using TLS.
Local $bAutoReconnect = True
$bSuccess = $oRest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,True,$bAutoReconnect)

; 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
Local $sFileId = "0B53Q6OSTWYoldUprZVU1ZVQ5Z0k"

$oSbPath = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oSbPath.Append("/drive/v3/files/")
$oSbPath.Append($sFileId)

Local $sJsonResponse = $oRest.FullRequestNoBody("DELETE",$oSbPath.GetAsString())
If ($oRest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oRest.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
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) Then
    ConsoleWrite("response status code = " & $oRest.ResponseStatusCode & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("response status text = " & $oRest.ResponseStatusText & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("response header: " & $oRest.ResponseHeader & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("response JSON: " & $sJsonResponse & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite("File deleted." & @CRLF)