Visual Basic 6.0

Google Sheets - Read a Single Range

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Reads the values stored in the range Sheet1!A1:B5 and returns them in the response. 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")
http.SessionLogFilename = "qa_output/sessionLog.txt"

' Get the cells defined by the range A1:B5
Dim jsonResponse As String
jsonResponse = http.QuickGetStr("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheetId/values/Sheet1!A1:B5")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print jsonResponse

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.Load(jsonResponse)

' A sample response is shown below.
' To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
' the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

' {
'   "range": "Sheet1!A1:B5",
'   "majorDimension": "ROWS",
'   "values": [
'     [
'       "Item",
'       "Cost"
'     ],
'     [
'       "Wheel",
'       "$20.50"
'     ],
'     [
'       "Door",
'       "$15"
'     ],
'     [
'       "Engine",
'       "$100"
'     ],
'     [
'       "Totals",
'       "$135.50"
'     ]
'   ]
' }

Dim i As Long
Dim count_i As Long
Dim j As Long
Dim count_j As Long

Dim range As String
range = json.StringOf("range")
Dim majorDimension As String
majorDimension = json.StringOf("majorDimension")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("values")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("values[i]")
    Do While j < count_j
        json.J = j
        Dim strVal As String
        strVal = json.StringOf("values[i][j]")
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    i = i + 1
Loop