(PowerBuilder) OneDrive -- Create a New Folder

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Demonstrates how to create a new folder.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Http
string ls_RespStr
oleobject loo_JsonReqBody
oleobject loo_JObj
string ls_Url
oleobject loo_Resp

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

// This example uses the OAuth client credentials flow.
// See How to Create an Azure App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials

// Use your client ID, client secret, and tenant ID in the following lines
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Json
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Json.UpdateString("client_id","2871da2c-8176-4b7f-869b-2311aa82e743")
loo_Json.UpdateString("client_secret","2hu9Q~~r5QuryUcEkNbg1btLtnfU1VUXzhSCG6brH")
loo_Json.UpdateString("scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default")
loo_Json.UpdateString("token_endpoint","https://login.microsoftonline.com/114d7ed6-71bf-4dbe-a866-748364121bf2/oauth2/v2.0/token")

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")

loo_Http.AuthToken = loo_Json.Emit()

// To create a new folder, send a POST request like this:
// POST /users/{user-id}/drive/items/{parent-item-id}/children

// We first need to get the item-id for the folder where the new folder will be created.
// This example will create a new folder named "abc" within /TestDir,
// so we need the item-id for /TestDir.
loo_Http.SetUrlVar("dir_path","/TestDir")
loo_Http.SetUrlVar("user_id","4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104")
ls_RespStr = loo_Http.QuickGetStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:{$dir_path}")
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

loo_Json.Load(ls_RespStr)
if loo_Http.LastStatus <> 200 then
    Write-Debug "Failed to get parent folder item id, status code = " + string(loo_Http.LastStatus)
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Http
    return
end if

// The HTTP request body should contain JSON like this:

// 	{
// 	  "name": "abc",
// 	  "folder": { }
// 	}

loo_JsonReqBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonReqBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")

loo_JsonReqBody.AppendString("name","abc")
loo_JObj = loo_JsonReqBody.AppendObject("folder")
destroy loo_JObj
Write-Debug "JSON body:"
Write-Debug loo_JsonReqBody.Emit()

// Set the URL var for the next request which will create the new folder.
loo_Http.SetUrlVar("parent_item_id",loo_Json.StringOf("id"))

ls_Url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/items/{$parent_item_id}/children"
loo_Resp = loo_Http.PostJson2(ls_Url,"application/json",loo_JsonReqBody.Emit())
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_JsonReqBody
    return
end if

loo_Json.Load(loo_Resp.BodyStr)
Write-Debug "Response:"
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

// A 201 response indicates success.
if loo_Resp.StatusCode <> 201 then
    Write-Debug "Failed to create folder."
    Write-Debug "Response status code = " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
else
    Write-Debug "Successfully created folder."
end if

destroy loo_Resp

// A successful response:

// 	{
// 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/drive/items('3A33FCEB9B74CC15%214862')/children/$entity",
// 	  "createdBy": {
// 	    "application": {
// 	      "displayName": "Chilkat",
// 	      "id": "441c9990"
// 	    },
// 	    "user": {
// 	      "displayName": "Matt Smith",
// 	      "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
// 	    }
// 	  },
// 	  "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T16:02:22.203Z",
// 	  "cTag": "adDozQTMzRkNFQjlCNzRDQzE1ITQ4NzAuNjM2MzIxODg5NDIyMDMwMDAw",
// 	  "eTag": "aM0EzM0ZDRUI5Qjc0Q0MxNSE0ODcwLjA",
// 	  "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4870",
// 	  "lastModifiedBy": {
// 	    "application": {
// 	      "displayName": "Chilkat",
// 	      "id": "441c9990"
// 	    },
// 	    "user": {
// 	      "displayName": "Matt Smith",
// 	      "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
// 	    }
// 	  },
// 	  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-04T16:02:22.203Z",
// 	  "name": "abc",
// 	  "parentReference": {
// 	    "driveId": "3a33fceb9b74cc15",
// 	    "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4862",
// 	    "name": "someFolder",
// 	    "path": "/drive/root:/someFolder"
// 	  },
// 	  "size": 0,
// 	  "webUrl": "https://1drv.ms/f/s!ABXMdJvr_DM6pgY",
// 	  "fileSystemInfo": {
// 	    "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T16:02:22.203Z",
// 	    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-04T16:02:22.203Z"
// 	  },
// 	  "folder": {
// 	    "childCount": 0
// 	  }
// 	}
// 
// 	Successfully created folder.


destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_JsonReqBody