SQL Server Dropbox: Dropbox Delete a File

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Deletes a file on Dropbox

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

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/delete_v2 \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data "{\"path\": \"/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt\"}"

SQL Server Example

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @rest int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest', @rest OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int

    --  URL: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/delete_v2
    DECLARE @bTls int
    SELECT @bTls = 1
    DECLARE @port int
    SELECT @port = 443
    DECLARE @bAutoReconnect int
    SELECT @bAutoReconnect = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'api.dropboxapi.com', @port, @bTls, @bAutoReconnect
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ConnectFailReason', @iTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'ConnectFailReason: ' + @iTmp0
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        RETURN
      END

    --  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Creation Code
    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'path', '/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'Authorization', 'Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'Content-Type', 'application/json'

    DECLARE @sbRequestBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder', @sbRequestBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'EmitSb', @success OUT, @sbRequestBody
    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'FullRequestSb', @success OUT, 'POST', '/2/files/delete_v2', @sbRequestBody, @sbResponseBody
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        RETURN
      END
    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT
    IF @respStatusCode >= 400
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseHeader', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Response Body:'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbResponseBody, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @jsonResponse int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject', @jsonResponse OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody

    --  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code
    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @count_i int

    DECLARE @j int

    DECLARE @count_j int

    DECLARE @metadataTag nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataTag OUT, 'metadata.".tag"'
    DECLARE @metadataName nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataName OUT, 'metadata.name'
    DECLARE @metadataId nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataId OUT, 'metadata.id'
    DECLARE @metadataClient_modified nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataClient_modified OUT, 'metadata.client_modified'
    DECLARE @metadataServer_modified nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataServer_modified OUT, 'metadata.server_modified'
    DECLARE @metadataRev nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataRev OUT, 'metadata.rev'
    DECLARE @metadataSize int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'IntOf', @metadataSize OUT, 'metadata.size'
    DECLARE @metadataPath_lower nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataPath_lower OUT, 'metadata.path_lower'
    DECLARE @metadataPath_display nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataPath_display OUT, 'metadata.path_display'
    DECLARE @metadataSharing_infoRead_only int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'BoolOf', @metadataSharing_infoRead_only OUT, 'metadata.sharing_info.read_only'
    DECLARE @metadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id OUT, 'metadata.sharing_info.parent_shared_folder_id'
    DECLARE @metadataSharing_infoModified_by nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataSharing_infoModified_by OUT, 'metadata.sharing_info.modified_by'
    DECLARE @metadataHas_explicit_shared_members int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'BoolOf', @metadataHas_explicit_shared_members OUT, 'metadata.has_explicit_shared_members'
    DECLARE @metadataContent_hash nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @metadataContent_hash OUT, 'metadata.content_hash'
    SELECT @i = 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'SizeOfArray', @count_i OUT, 'metadata.property_groups'
    WHILE @i < @count_i
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jsonResponse, 'I', @i
        DECLARE @template_id nvarchar(4000)
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @template_id OUT, 'metadata.property_groups[i].template_id'
        SELECT @j = 0
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'SizeOfArray', @count_j OUT, 'metadata.property_groups[i].fields'
        WHILE @j < @count_j
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jsonResponse, 'J', @j
            DECLARE @name nvarchar(4000)
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @name OUT, 'metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].name'
            DECLARE @value nvarchar(4000)
            EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @value OUT, 'metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].value'
            SELECT @j = @j + 1
          END
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonResponse


END
GO

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "metadata": {
    ".tag": "file",
    "name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
    "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
    "client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
    "server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
    "rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
    "size": 7212,
    "path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
    "path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
    "sharing_info": {
      "read_only": true,
      "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
      "modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc"
    },
    "property_groups": [
      {
        "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "Security Policy",
            "value": "Confidential"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "has_explicit_shared_members": false,
    "content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
  }
}