Classic ASP Google Calendar: QuickAdd a Calendar Event

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Creates an event based on a simple text string. (This example adds an event to the calendar with id = "support@chilkatcloud.com".)

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/v3/reference/events/quickAdd


<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
set rest = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")

'   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
set oauth2 = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.OAuth2")
oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN"
success = rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2)

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,1,1)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"

End If

success = rest.AddQueryParam("text","Dentist Appointment")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("sendNotifications","true")

set sbReq = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")

set sbJson = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/calendar/v3/calendars/support@chilkatcloud.com/events/quickAdd",sbReq,sbJson)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"

End If

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response body:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sbJson.GetAsString()) & "</pre>"

End If

set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
success = json.LoadSb(sbJson)

'  The following code parses the JSON response.
'  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.

kind = json.StringOf("kind")
etag = json.StringOf("etag")
id = json.StringOf("id")
status = json.StringOf("status")
htmlLink = json.StringOf("htmlLink")
created = json.StringOf("created")
updated = json.StringOf("updated")
summary = json.StringOf("summary")
creatorEmail = json.StringOf("creator.email")
creatorSelf = json.BoolOf("creator.self")
organizerEmail = json.StringOf("organizer.email")
organizerSelf = json.BoolOf("organizer.self")
startDateTime = json.StringOf("start.dateTime")
endDateTime = json.StringOf("end.dateTime")
iCalUID = json.StringOf("iCalUID")
sequence = json.IntOf("sequence")
hangoutLink = json.StringOf("hangoutLink")
remindersUseDefault = json.BoolOf("reminders.useDefault")

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Example Completed.") & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "calendar#event",
  "etag": "\"3020352941868000\"",
  "id": "52e7uk7j7vl5dosj7b25memov0",
  "status": "confirmed",
  "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NTJlN3VrN2o3dmw1ZG9zajdiMjVtZW1vdjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
  "created": "2017-11-08T21:27:50.000Z",
  "updated": "2017-11-08T21:27:50.934Z",
  "summary": "Dentist Appointment",
  "creator": {
    "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    "self": true
  },
  "organizer": {
    "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    "self": true
  },
  "start": {
    "dateTime": "2017-11-08T15:27:50-06:00"
  },
  "end": {
    "dateTime": "2017-11-08T16:27:50-06:00"
  },
  "iCalUID": "52e7uk7j7vl5dosj7b25memov0@google.com",
  "sequence": 0,
  "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.52e7uk7j7vl5dosj7b25memov0",
  "reminders": {
    "useDefault": true
  }
}