(SQL Server) Retrieve a Particular SharePoint List as XML

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Downloads a particular SharePoint list and parses the XML.

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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 @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- 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"

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.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 an XML reply
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Accept', 'application/atom+xml'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AcceptCharset', 'utf-8'

    -- The contents of a SharePoint list can be downloaded by it's URI,
    -- which has the following URL format:
    -- https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/items
    -- 
    -- To get the URI's for all SharePoint lists, 
    -- See Get SharePoint Lists.

    -- Download the list like this (where the SHAREPOINT_DOCUMENTS_GUID is replaced with the actual GUID)
    DECLARE @sbXml int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder', @sbXml OUT

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetSb', @success OUT, 'https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/Lists(guid''SHAREPOINT_DOCUMENTS_GUID'')/items', @sbXml
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @xml int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml', @xml OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbXml, 1

    DECLARE @sbBase int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder', @sbBase OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetAttrValue', @sTmp0 OUT, 'xml:base'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbBase, 'Append', @success OUT, @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbBase, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'Base URL = ' + @sTmp0

    -- Find the number of entries in this list.
    DECLARE @numEntries int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'NumChildrenHavingTag', @numEntries OUT, 'entry'

    PRINT 'Number of Entries in this SharePoint List = ' + @numEntries

    DECLARE @sbUri int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder', @sbUri OUT

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i < @numEntries
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @xml, 'I', @i

        DECLARE @title nvarchar(4000)
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetChildContent', @title OUT, 'entry[i]|content|m:properties|d:Title'

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbBase, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbUri, 'SetString', @success OUT, @sTmp0
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @xml, 'GetChildContent', @sTmp0 OUT, 'entry[i]|id'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbUri, 'Append', @success OUT, @sTmp0



        PRINT @i + 1 + ': ' + @title

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbUri, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'URI: ' + @sTmp0

        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    -- The output of this program (when I ran w/ my test SharePoint data) looks something like this:

    -- I found that not every item has a Title,  but as viewed in a browser, I can see each of the item's name.
    -- (The number of items agrees with what I can interactively see in a browser.) The mystery of what
    -- is being shown for the name (or title) in the browser will be investigated further as Chilkat
    -- continues to explore the SharePoint API...

    -- 	Base URL = https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/
    -- 	Number of Entries in this SharePoint List = 13
    -- 	1: Domain Name created for Exchange Docx
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(3)
    -- 	2: 
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(4)
    -- 	3: VCAC_RA_Design.docx
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(5)
    -- 	4: 
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(9)
    -- 	5: 
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(10)
    -- 	6: Architecture Briefv1
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(16)
    -- 	7: PowerPoint Presentation
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(17)
    -- 	8: 
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(18)
    -- 	9: 
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(19)
    -- 	10: 
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(20)
    -- 	11: FRC Summit Brief
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(21)
    -- 	12: VCAC DISA Brief 8-13-16
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(22)
    -- 	13: TEST PROCEDURE
    -- 	URI: https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/_api/Web/Lists(guid'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx')/Items(23)
    -- 
    -- 

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbXml
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @xml
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbBase
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbUri


END
GO