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Google Sheets - Append Values to an Existing Spreadsheet

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Appends values to an existing Google spreadsheet.

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llSuccess = .F.

// 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..
loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
if (loJsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = .F.) then
    ? "No access token found."
    release loJsonToken
    return
endif

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")
loHttp.AuthToken = loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

// To append values to an existing spreadsheet, our HTTP request body will
// contain JSON in the format of a "ValueRange".  For example, the spreadsheet we'll be
// adding to in this example looks like this:

// image

// The JSON ValueRange for the cells in the above spreadsheet is:
// {
//   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
//   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
//   "values": [
//     [
//       "Item",
//       "Cost"
//     ],
//     [
//       "Wheel",
//       "$20.50"
//     ],
//     [
//       "Door",
//       "$15"
//     ],
//     [
//       "Engine",
//       "$100"
//     ],
//     [
//       "Totals",
//       "$135.50"
//     ]
//   ]
// }

// This example will append 6 cells (3 rows / 2 columns).
// We'll be appending the following:
// 
// "Paint", "$100"
// "Brakes", "$100"
// "New Total", "$335.50"
// 

// The range of cells we'll be appending is A1:B5
// Therefore, the ValueRange JSON we'll be sending in our POST body is:

// {
//   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
//   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
//   "values": [
//     [
//       "Paint",
//       "$100"
//     ],
//     [
//       "Brakes",
//       "$100"
//     ],
//     [
//       "New Total",
//       "$335.50"
//     ]
//   ]
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("range","Sheet1!A1:B5")
loJson.UpdateString("majorDimension","ROWS")

loJson.I = 0
loJson.J = 1
loJson.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Paint")
loJson.J = 1
loJson.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$100")

loJson.I = 1
loJson.J = 0
loJson.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Brakes")
loJson.J = 1
loJson.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$100")

loJson.I = 2
loJson.J = 0
loJson.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Totals")
loJson.J = 1
loJson.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$335.50")

loJson.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJson.Emit()

// Send the POST to:
// https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED

loHttp.SetUrlVar("spreadsheetId","1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA")
loHttp.SetUrlVar("range","Sheet1!A1:B5")
loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{$spreadsheetId}/values/{$range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loResp
    return
endif

? "response status code = " + str(loResp.StatusCode)
? "response JSON = " + loResp.BodyStr

// Sample output:
// 
// response status code = 200
// response JSON = {
//   "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
//   "tableRange": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
//   "updates": {
//     "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
//     "updatedRange": "Sheet1!A6:B8",
//     "updatedRows": 3,
//     "updatedColumns": 2,
//     "updatedCells": 6
//   }
// }
// 

// Our Google Spreadsheet now looks like this:
// image


release loJsonToken
release loHttp
release loJson
release loResp