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Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

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Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet. Lianja

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")

// Create the following JSON:
// The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
// {
//   "sheets": [
//     {
//       "properties": {
//         "title": "Sample Tab"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "properties": {
//     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
//   }
// }

// This code generates the above JSON:
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab")
loJson.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4")

// Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets",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:"

loJson.Load(loResp.BodyStr)
loJson.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJson.Emit()

// 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

// {
//   "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
//   "properties": {
//     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
//     "locale": "en_US",
//     "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
//     "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
//     "defaultFormat": {
//       "backgroundColor": {
//         "red": 1,
//         "green": 1,
//         "blue": 1
//       },
//       "padding": {
//         "top": 2,
//         "right": 3,
//         "bottom": 2,
//         "left": 3
//       },
//       "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
//       "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
//       "textFormat": {
//         "foregroundColor": {},
//         "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
//         "fontSize": 10,
//         "bold": false,
//         "italic": false,
//         "strikethrough": false,
//         "underline": false
//       }
//     }
//   },
//   "sheets": [
//     {
//       "properties": {
//         "sheetId": 1629642057,
//         "title": "Sample Tab",
//         "index": 0,
//         "sheetType": "GRID",
//         "gridProperties": {
//           "rowCount": 1000,
//           "columnCount": 26
//         }
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
// }
// 

lcSpreadsheetId = loJson.StringOf("spreadsheetId")
lcPropertiesTitle = loJson.StringOf("properties.title")
lcPropertiesLocale = loJson.StringOf("properties.locale")
lcPropertiesAutoRecalc = loJson.StringOf("properties.autoRecalc")
lcPropertiesTimeZone = loJson.StringOf("properties.timeZone")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left")
lcPropertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = loJson.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment")
lcPropertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = loJson.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy")
lcPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = loJson.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily")
lnPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = loJson.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize")
llPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = loJson.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold")
llPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = loJson.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic")
llPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = loJson.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough")
llPropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = loJson.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline")
lcSpreadsheetUrl = loJson.StringOf("spreadsheetUrl")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJson.SizeOfArray("sheets")
do while (i < lnCount_i)
    loJson.I = i
    lnPropertiesSheetId = loJson.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId")
    lcPropertiesTitle = loJson.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.title")
    lnPropertiesIndex = loJson.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index")
    lcPropertiesSheetType = loJson.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType")
    lnPropertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = loJson.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount")
    lnPropertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = loJson.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount")
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loJsonToken
release loHttp
release loJson
release loResp