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Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @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 Calendar scope.

    -- In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    -- token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    DECLARE @jsonToken int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonToken OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'HasMember', @iTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'No access token found.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END
    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', @sTmp0

    -- Build a Google Calendar event:
    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'kind', 'calendar#event'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'summary', 'Eat Lou Malnati''s Pizza'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'start.dateTime', '2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'end.dateTime', '2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- This is the event JSON we'll be sending the HTTP POST:

    -- {
    --   "kind": "calendar#event",
    --   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
    --   "start": {
    --     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00"
    --   },
    --   "end": {
    --     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00"
    --   }
    -- }

    DECLARE @url nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetUrlVar', @success OUT, 'calendarId', 'primary'
    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpJson', @success OUT, 'POST', @url, @json, 'application/json', @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @jsonResp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonResp OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jsonResp, 'EmitCompact', 0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResp, 'Load', @success OUT, @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 200
      BEGIN
        -- Success.
        -- The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
      END
    ELSE
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 401
          BEGIN

            PRINT 'Try refreshing the access token and then retry...'
          END

        -- Failed. 
        -- Show the JSON error response.
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
      END

    -- A successful response body:

    -- {
    --   "kind": "calendar#event",
    --   "etag": "\"3004969011208000\"",
    --   "id": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
    --   "status": "confirmed",
    --   "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=djdrdm1zdnNvbXMzaGpsNXVxNDIzanFoYjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
    --   "created": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.000Z",
    --   "updated": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.604Z",
    --   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
    --   "creator": {
    --     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    --     "self": true
    --   },
    --   "organizer": {
    --     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    --     "self": true
    --   },
    --   "start": {
    --     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
    --   },
    --   "end": {
    --     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
    --   },
    --   "iCalUID": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0@google.com",
    --   "sequence": 0,
    --   "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
    --   "reminders": {
    --     "useDefault": true
    --   }
    -- }

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonResp


END
GO