DataFlex Dropbox: Dropbox Create Folder

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Create a folder. Creates the folder /Halloween/emojis

Documentation: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-create_folder

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2 \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data "{\"path\": \"/Halloween/emojis\",\"autorename\": false}"

DataFlex Example

Use ChilkatAx-9.5.0-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoRest
    Boolean iSuccess
    Boolean iBTls
    Integer iPort
    Boolean iBAutoReconnect
    Handle hoJson
    Variant vSbRequestBody
    Handle hoSbRequestBody
    Variant vSbResponseBody
    Handle hoSbResponseBody
    Integer iRespStatusCode
Response    Handle hoJsonResponse
    Integer i
    Integer iCount_i
    Integer j
    Integer iCount_j
    String sMetadataName
    String sMetadataId
    String sMetadataPath_lower
    String sMetadataPath_display
    Boolean iMetadataSharing_infoRead_only
    String sMetadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id
    Boolean iMetadataSharing_infoTraverse_only
    Boolean iMetadataSharing_infoNo_access
    String sTemplate_id
    String sName
    String sValue
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRest)) To hoRest
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRest))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoRest
    End

    //  URL: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2
    Move True To iBTls
    Move 443 To iPort
    Move True To iBAutoReconnect
    Get ComConnect Of hoRest "api.dropboxapi.com" iPort iBTls iBAutoReconnect To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComConnectFailReason Of hoRest To iTemp1
        Showln "ConnectFailReason: " iTemp1
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    //  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Creation Code
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "path" "/Halloween/emojis" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateBool Of hoJson "autorename" False To iSuccess

    Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "Authorization" "Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "Content-Type" "application/json" To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbRequestBody
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbRequestBody))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbRequestBody
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
    Get ComEmitSb Of hoJson vSbRequestBody To iSuccess
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponseBody
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponseBody))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponseBody
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
    Get ComFullRequestSb Of hoRest "POST" "/2/files/create_folder_v2" vSbRequestBody vSbResponseBody To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iRespStatusCode
    If (iRespStatusCode >= 400) Begin
        Showln "Response Status Code = " iRespStatusCode
        Showln "Response Header:"
        Get ComResponseHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "Response Body:"
        Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbResponseBody To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonResponse
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonResponse))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonResponse
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
    Get ComLoadSb Of hoJsonResponse vSbResponseBody To iSuccess

    //  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code

    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.name" To sMetadataName
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.id" To sMetadataId
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.path_lower" To sMetadataPath_lower
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.path_display" To sMetadataPath_display
    Get ComBoolOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.sharing_info.read_only" To iMetadataSharing_infoRead_only
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.sharing_info.parent_shared_folder_id" To sMetadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id
    Get ComBoolOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.sharing_info.traverse_only" To iMetadataSharing_infoTraverse_only
    Get ComBoolOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.sharing_info.no_access" To iMetadataSharing_infoNo_access
    Move 0 To i
    Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.property_groups" To iCount_i
    While (i < iCount_i)
        Set ComI Of hoJsonResponse To i
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.property_groups[i].template_id" To sTemplate_id
        Move 0 To j
        Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.property_groups[i].fields" To iCount_j
        While (j < iCount_j)
            Set ComJ Of hoJsonResponse To j
            Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].name" To sName
            Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].value" To sValue
            Move j + 1 To j
        Loop

        Move i + 1 To i
    Loop



End_Procedure

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "emojis",
    "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXz",
    "path_lower": "/halloween/emojis",
    "path_display": "/Halloween/emojis",
    "sharing_info": {
      "read_only": false,
      "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
      "traverse_only": false,
      "no_access": false
    },
    "property_groups": [
      {
        "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "Security Policy",
            "value": "Confidential"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}