Delphi DLL

SharePoint -- Create Folder

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This example shows how to create a new SharePoint folder. Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Http, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, JsonObject;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
http: HCkHttp;
req: HCkHttpRequest;
json: HCkJsonObject;
bUseTls: Boolean;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;

begin
success := False;

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

http := CkHttp_Create();

// If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
// Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
CkHttp_putLogin(http,'SHAREPOINT_USERNAME');
CkHttp_putPassword(http,'SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD');
CkHttp_putLoginDomain(http,'SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN');
CkHttp_putNtlmAuth(http,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

req := CkHttpRequest_Create();
CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,'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.
CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,'/_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
CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,'X-RequestDigest','SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST');

// Set the Content-Type, and indicate that a JSON response is desired.
CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,'application/json;odata=verbose');
CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,'Accept','application/json;odata=verbose');

// Create and add the JSON body.
json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'__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.
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'ServerRelativeUrl','/Documents/ChilkatTest');
CkHttpRequest_LoadBodyFromString(req,CkJsonObject__emit(json),'utf-8');

// Send the POST using HTTPS (TLS). Port 443 is the default port for https.
bUseTls := True;
resp := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpSReq(http,'SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN',443,bUseTls,req,resp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

// The response body contains JSON.
CkJsonObject_Load(json,CkHttpResponse__bodyStr(resp));
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,False);

// The expected success response code is 201.
// (Let's also check for 200, just in case things change..)
if ((CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) <> 200) and (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) <> 201)) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response status code = ' + IntToStr(CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp)));
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed');
    Exit;
  end;

// Show the successful JSON response.
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));
Memo1.Lines.Add('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": ""
//   }
// }

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

end;