Visual Basic 6.0

Google Sheets - Append Values to an Existing Spreadsheet

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Appends values to an existing Google spreadsheet. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

' 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..
Dim jsonToken As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
If (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = 0) Then
    Debug.Print "No access token found."
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("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"
'     ]
'   ]
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("range","Sheet1!A1:B5")
success = json.UpdateString("majorDimension","ROWS")

json.I = 0
json.J = 1
success = json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Paint")
json.J = 1
success = json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$100")

json.I = 1
json.J = 0
success = json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Brakes")
json.J = 1
success = json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$100")

json.I = 2
json.J = 0
success = json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","Totals")
json.J = 1
success = json.UpdateString("values[i][j]","$335.50")

json.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print json.Emit()

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

success = http.SetUrlVar("spreadsheetId","1_SO2L-Y6nCayNpNppJLF0r9yHB2UnaCleGCKeE4O0SA")
success = http.SetUrlVar("range","Sheet1!A1:B5")
Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/{$spreadsheetId}/values/{$range}:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "response status code = " & resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "response JSON = " & resp.BodyStr

' 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:
'