PowerBuilder

SharePoint -- Get Folder Properties

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This example shows how to get the properties of a SharePoint folder. Specifically, it gets the properties of one of our test folders named "Briefing 02032017". PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_SbJson
oleobject loo_Json
integer li_ItemCount

li_Success = 0

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

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
// The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
// The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
// Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
// for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
// Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
loo_Http.Login = "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME"
loo_Http.Password = "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD"
loo_Http.LoginDomain = "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN"
loo_Http.NtlmAuth = 1

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
// If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
// establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Indicate that we want a JSON reply
loo_Http.Accept = "application/json;odata=verbose"
loo_Http.AcceptCharset = "utf-8"

// If your Sharepoint site is within a site collection, then use "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/teamA/Briefing 02032017')" where "teamA" is the name of the site.
loo_SbJson = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbJson.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

li_Success = loo_Http.QuickGetSb("https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing 02032017')",loo_SbJson)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_SbJson
    return
end if

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.LoadSb(loo_SbJson)
loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0

// To get the number of items in the folder:
li_ItemCount = loo_Json.IntOf("d.ItemCount")
Write-Debug "Number of items: " + string(li_ItemCount)

// The full JSON response looks like the following:
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

// { 
//   "d": { 
//     "__metadata": { 
//       "id": "Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing 02032017')",
//       "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')",
//       "type": "SP.Folder"
//     },
//     "Files": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/Files"
//       }
//     },
//     "ListItemAllFields": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/ListItemAllFields"
//       }
//     },
//     "ParentFolder": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/ParentFolder"
//       }
//     },
//     "Properties": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/Properties"
//       }
//     },
//     "Folders": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/Folders"
//       }
//     },
//     "ItemCount": 9,
//     "Name": "Briefing 02032017",
//     "ServerRelativeUrl": "/Briefing 02032017",
//     "WelcomePage": ""
//   }
// }
// 


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_SbJson
destroy loo_Json