(Unicode C) Google Sheets - Append Values to an Existing Spreadsheet

Appends values to an existing Google spreadsheet.

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

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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

    // 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 Sheets scope.

    // In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    // token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    jsonToken = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_LoadFile(jsonToken,L"qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json");
    if (CkJsonObjectW_HasMember(jsonToken,L"access_token") == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"No access token found.\n");
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        return;
    }

    http = CkHttpW_Create();
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonToken,L"access_token"));

    // To append values to an existing spreadsheet, our HTTP request body will
    // contain JSON in the format of a "ValueRange".  For example, the spreadsheet we'll be
    // adding to in this example looks like this:

    // 

    // The JSON ValueRange for the cells in the above spreadsheet is:
    // {
    //   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
    //   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
    //   "values": [
    //     [
    //       "Item",
    //       "Cost"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Wheel",
    //       "$20.50"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Door",
    //       "$15"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Engine",
    //       "$100"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Totals",
    //       "$135.50"
    //     ]
    //   ]
    // }

    // This example will append 6 cells (3 rows / 2 columns).
    // We'll be appending the following:
    // 
    // "Paint", "$100"
    // "Brakes", "$100"
    // "New Total", "$335.50"
    // 

    // The range of cells we'll be appending is A1:B5
    // Therefore, the ValueRange JSON we'll be sending in our POST body is:

    // {
    //   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
    //   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
    //   "values": [
    //     [
    //       "Paint",
    //       "$100"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "Brakes",
    //       "$100"
    //     ],
    //     [
    //       "New Total",
    //       "$335.50"
    //     ]
    //   ]
    // }

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"range",L"Sheet1!A1:B5");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"majorDimension",L"ROWS");

    CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,0);
    CkJsonObjectW_putJ(json,1);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"values[i][j]",L"Paint");
    CkJsonObjectW_putJ(json,1);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"values[i][j]",L"$100");

    CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,1);
    CkJsonObjectW_putJ(json,0);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"values[i][j]",L"Brakes");
    CkJsonObjectW_putJ(json,1);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"values[i][j]",L"$100");

    CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,2);
    CkJsonObjectW_putJ(json,0);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"values[i][j]",L"Totals");
    CkJsonObjectW_putJ(json,1);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"values[i][j]",L"$335.50");

    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // Send the POST to:
    // https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{spreadsheetId}/values/{range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED

    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"spreadsheetId",L"1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA");
    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"range",L"Sheet1!A1:B5");
    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{$spreadsheetId}/values/{$range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
    wprintf(L"response JSON = %s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));

    // Sample output:
    // 
    // response status code = 200
    // response JSON = {
    //   "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
    //   "tableRange": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
    //   "updates": {
    //     "spreadsheetId": "1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA",
    //     "updatedRange": "Sheet1!A6:B8",
    //     "updatedRows": 3,
    //     "updatedColumns": 2,
    //     "updatedCells": 6
    //   }
    // }
    // 

    // Our Google Spreadsheet now looks like this:
    // 


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }