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SharePoint -- Update List

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This example shows how to update a SharePoint (to change the value of a list property, such as Title). Unicode C

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkHttpRequestW req;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    BOOL bUseTls;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    //  If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    //  Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    CkHttpW_putLogin(http,L"SHAREPOINT_USERNAME");
    CkHttpW_putPassword(http,L"SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD");
    CkHttpW_putLoginDomain(http,L"SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN");
    CkHttpW_putNtlmAuth(http,TRUE);

    //  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

    //  To create a list, we're going to POST to
    //  https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/lists(guid'{list_guid}')
    //  with a request body containing the following JSON:
    //  
    //  {
    //    "__metadata": {
    //      "type": "SP.List"
    //    },
    //    "Title": "New title"
    //  }

    //  In this case, the list_guid is "b0d92cec-4be1-4e52-943d-ebcb432e1c3b"
    req = CkHttpRequestW_Create();
    CkHttpRequestW_putHttpVerb(req,L"POST");
    CkHttpRequestW_putPath(req,L"/_api/web/lists(guid'b0d92cec-4be1-4e52-943d-ebcb432e1c3b')");

    //  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
    CkHttpRequestW_AddHeader(req,L"X-RequestDigest",L"SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST");

    //  Set the Content-Type, and indicate that a JSON response is desired.
    CkHttpRequestW_putContentType(req,L"application/json;odata=verbose");
    CkHttpRequestW_AddHeader(req,L"Accept",L"application/json;odata=verbose");

    //  Create and add the JSON body.
    //  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: 
    //  Generate Code to Create JSON
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"__metadata.type",L"SP.List");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"Title",L"New title");

    //  Send the POST using HTTPS (TLS). Port 443 is the default port for https.
    bUseTls = TRUE;
    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpSReq(http,L"SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    //  The response body contains JSON.
    CkJsonObjectW_Load(json,CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);

    //  The expected success response code is 201.
    //  (Let's also check for 200, just in case things change..)
    if ((CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp) != 200) && (CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp) != 201)) {
        wprintf(L"Response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));
        wprintf(L"Failed\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    //  Show the successful JSON response.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));
    wprintf(L"Success.\n");

    //  Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    //  Generate Parsing Code from JSON


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }