Visual Basic 6.0

SharePoint -- Create List

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This example shows how to create a new SharePoint list. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
' Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
http.Login = "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME"
http.Password = "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD"
http.LoginDomain = "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN"
http.NtlmAuth = 1

' 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
' with a request body containing the following JSON:
' 
' {
'   "__metadata": {
'     "type": "SP.List"
'   },
'   "AllowContentTypes": true,
'   "BaseTemplate": 100,
'  "ContentTypesEnabled": true,
'  "Description": "My list description",
'  "Title": "Test"
' }

' This example will create a folder named ChilkatTest in /Documents

Dim req As New ChilkatHttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/_api/web/lists"

' 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 "X-RequestDigest","SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST"

' Set the Content-Type, and indicate that a JSON response is desired.
req.ContentType = "application/json;odata=verbose"
req.AddHeader "Accept","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
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("__metadata.type","SP.List")
success = json.UpdateBool("AllowContentTypes",1)
success = json.UpdateInt("BaseTemplate",100)
success = json.UpdateBool("ContentTypesEnabled",1)
success = json.UpdateString("Description","My list description")
success = json.UpdateString("Title","Test")

' Send the POST using HTTPS (TLS). Port 443 is the default port for https.
Dim bUseTls As Long
bUseTls = 1
Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpSReq("SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' The response body contains JSON.
success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = 0

' The expected success response code is 201.
' (Let's also check for 200, just in case things change..)
If ((resp.StatusCode <> 200) And (resp.StatusCode <> 201)) Then
    Debug.Print "Response status code = " & resp.StatusCode
    Debug.Print json.Emit()
    Debug.Print "Failed"
    Exit Sub
End If

' Show the successful JSON response.
Debug.Print json.Emit()
Debug.Print "Success."

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