Sample code for 30+ languages & platforms
PowerBuilder

Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

See more Google Sheets Examples

Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

Chilkat PowerBuilder Downloads

PowerBuilder
integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_JsonToken
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
integer i
integer li_Count_i
string ls_SpreadsheetId
string ls_PropertiesTitle
string ls_PropertiesLocale
string ls_PropertiesAutoRecalc
string ls_PropertiesTimeZone
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft
string ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment
string ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy
string ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough
integer li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline
string ls_SpreadsheetUrl
integer li_PropertiesSheetId
integer li_PropertiesIndex
string ls_PropertiesSheetType
integer li_PropertiesGridPropertiesRowCount
integer li_PropertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount

li_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..
loo_JsonToken = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonToken.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
if loo_JsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = 0 then
    Write-Debug "No access token found."
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    return
end if

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")

loo_Http.AuthToken = loo_JsonToken.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:
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab")
loo_Json.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4")

// Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets",loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "response status code = " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
Write-Debug "response JSON:"

loo_Json.Load(loo_Resp.BodyStr)
loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_Json.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"
// }
// 

ls_SpreadsheetId = loo_Json.StringOf("spreadsheetId")
ls_PropertiesTitle = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.title")
ls_PropertiesLocale = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.locale")
ls_PropertiesAutoRecalc = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.autoRecalc")
ls_PropertiesTimeZone = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.timeZone")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left")
ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment")
ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy")
ls_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = loo_Json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = loo_Json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = loo_Json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = loo_Json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = loo_Json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough")
li_PropertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = loo_Json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline")
ls_SpreadsheetUrl = loo_Json.StringOf("spreadsheetUrl")
i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("sheets")
do while (i < li_Count_i)
    loo_Json.I = i
    li_PropertiesSheetId = loo_Json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId")
    ls_PropertiesTitle = loo_Json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.title")
    li_PropertiesIndex = loo_Json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index")
    ls_PropertiesSheetType = loo_Json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType")
    li_PropertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = loo_Json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount")
    li_PropertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = loo_Json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount")
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Resp