(SQL Server) SharePoint -- Approve a File Submitted for Content Approval

Approves the file submitted for content approval with the specified comment.

Note: The SharePoint list or library should have the settings enabled to require approval for submitted items. This is done in the "Versioning Settings" for the list or library.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    -- Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Login', 'SHAREPOINT_USERNAME'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Password', 'SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'LoginDomain', 'SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @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
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Accept', 'application/json;odata=verbose'

    -- Only persons who have Full Control or Design permissions can approve or reject
    -- items or files in a list or library that requires approval. Other site users
    -- can only view what they have permission to view or what they have uploaded
    -- themselves.
    -- 
    -- Important:  Approval or rejection of items or files in lists or libraries must
    -- be done one at a time. You cannot approve or reject multiple items or files in
    -- one operation.
    -- 

    DECLARE @req int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpRequest', @req OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @req, 'HttpVerb', 'POST'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @req, 'Path', '/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl(''/ChilkatDocLibrary/sample.docx'')/approve(comment=''Check-in comment for the approval.'')'

    -- We need to add a form digest value in the X-RequestDigest header field.
    -- See this example for details on
    -- how to get (and cache) a form digest value
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @req, 'AddHeader', NULL, 'X-RequestDigest', 'SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST'

    -- Send the request to approve the document.
    DECLARE @bUseTls int
    SELECT @bUseTls = 1
    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpSReq', @success OUT, 'SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN', 443, @bUseTls, @req, @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    -- A successful update will return a 200 status code with an empty body.
    -- A non-successful update will return a JSON response body..
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 200
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'Response status code = ' + @iTmp0
        DECLARE @json int
        EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Load', @success OUT, @sTmp0
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'Success.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @req
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO