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SharePoint -- Rename File (or Move a File)

Demonstrates how to rename (or move) a SharePoint file.

See FileMoveTo for more details.

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <CkXmlW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    //  If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    //  Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    http.put_Login(L"SHAREPOINT_USERNAME");
    http.put_Password(L"SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD");
    http.put_LoginDomain(L"SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN");
    http.put_NtlmAuth(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

    //  This example will both move and rename /Documents/starfish.jpg to /Documents/ChilkatTest/starfish2.jpg

    CkHttpRequestW req;
    req.put_HttpVerb(L"POST");
    req.put_Path(L"/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/starfish.jpg')/MoveTo(newurl='/Documents/ChilkatTest/starfish2.jpg',flags=1)");

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

    //  Send the HTTPS POST.
    bool bUseTls = true;
    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpSReq(L"SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  If failed, the response body contains XML 
    CkXmlW xml;
    xml.LoadXml(resp.bodyStr());

    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        wprintf(L"Response status code = %d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());
        wprintf(L"%s\n",xml.getXml());
        wprintf(L"Failed\n");
        return;
    }

    //  If successful, the response body is empty.
    wprintf(L"Success.\n");
    }