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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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<?php

$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..
$jsonToken = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json');
if ($jsonToken->HasMember('access_token') == 0) {
    print 'No access token found.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
$http->AuthToken = $jsonToken->stringOf('access_token');
$http->SessionLogFilename = 'qa_output/sessionLog.txt';

// Get the cells defined by the range A1:B5
$jsonResponse = $http->quickGetStr('https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values/Sheet1!A1:B5');
if ($http->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $jsonResponse . "\n";

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->Load($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"
//     ]
//   ]
// }

$range = $json->stringOf('range');
$majorDimension = $json->stringOf('majorDimension');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('values');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray('values[i]');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->J = $j;
        $strVal = $json->stringOf('values[i][j]');
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>