VBScript

Get a Google Calendar

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Demonstrates how to get a particular Google Calendar. The calendar can be referenced by the calendar ID, or by the keyword "primary". VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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 Calendar scope.

' In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
' token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
If (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("No access token found.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' Let's get the primary calendar.
jsonResponse = http.QuickGetStr("https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/users/me/calendarList/primary")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(jsonResponse)

' A sample response is:

' {
'  "kind": "calendar#calendarListEntry",
'  "etag": "\"1465249947472000\"",
'  "id": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
'  "summary": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
'  "timeZone": "America/Chicago",
'  "colorId": "14",
'  "backgroundColor": "#9fe1e7",
'  "foregroundColor": "#000000",
'  "selected": true,
'  "accessRole": "owner",
'  "defaultReminders": [
'   {
'    "method": "popup",
'    "minutes": 10
'   }
'  ],
'  "notificationSettings": {
'   "notifications": [
'    {
'     "type": "eventCreation",
'     "method": "email"
'    },
'    {
'     "type": "eventChange",
'     "method": "email"
'    },
'    {
'     "type": "eventCancellation",
'     "method": "email"
'    },
'    {
'     "type": "eventResponse",
'     "method": "email"
'    }
'   ]
'  },
'  "primary": true
' }

' It can be parsed like this:
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.Load(jsonResponse)

outFile.WriteLine("kind: " & json.StringOf("kind"))
outFile.WriteLine("id: " & json.StringOf("id"))

' Examine the notification settings, if any..
numSettings = json.SizeOfArray("notificationSettings.notifications")
If (numSettings > 0) Then
    i = 0
    Do While i < numSettings
        json.I = i
        outFile.WriteLine("Notification Type: " & json.StringOf("notificationSettings.notifications[i].type"))
        outFile.WriteLine("Notification Method: " & json.StringOf("notificationSettings.notifications[i].method"))
        i = i + 1
    Loop
End If


outFile.Close