VBScript Google Calendar: Get an Event

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Returns a specified event from a specified calendar.
This example gets an event from the calendar having the ID = "support@chilkatcloud.com", where the event ID equals "35ocdnnjofbtfs6c602uqvdg9u"

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

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True)

set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")

'   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
set oauth2 = 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
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set sbJson = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/calendar/v3/calendars/support@chilkatcloud.com/events/35ocdnnjofbtfs6c602uqvdg9u",sbJson)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    outFile.WriteLine("Response body:")
    outFile.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString())
    WScript.Quit
End If

set json = 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")
location = json.StringOf("location")
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")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("attendees")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    email = json.StringOf("attendees[i].email")
    responseStatus = json.StringOf("attendees[i].responseStatus")
    organizer = json.BoolOf("attendees[i].organizer")
    self = json.BoolOf("attendees[i].self")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.WriteLine("Example Completed.")

outFile.Close

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "calendar#event",
  "etag": "\"3020331471326000\"",
  "id": "35ocdnnjofbtfs6c602uqvdg9u",
  "status": "confirmed",
  "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MzVvY2RubmpvZmJ0ZnM2YzYwMnVxdmRnOXUgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
  "created": "2017-11-08T18:25:38.000Z",
  "updated": "2017-11-08T18:28:55.663Z",
  "summary": "QXQC",
  "location": "Quigley's Irish Pub, 43 E Jefferson Ave, Naperville, IL 60540, USA",
  "creator": {
    "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    "self": true
  },
  "organizer": {
    "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    "self": true
  },
  "start": {
    "dateTime": "2017-11-09T20:00:00-06:00"
  },
  "end": {
    "dateTime": "2017-11-09T23:00:00-06:00"
  },
  "iCalUID": "35ocdnnjofbtfs6c602uqvdg9u@google.com",
  "sequence": 0,
  "attendees": [
    {
      "email": "dean@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
      "organizer": true,
      "self": true,
      "responseStatus": "accepted"
    },
    {
      "email": "ajay@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "jim@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "gilian@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    }
  ],
  "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.35ocdnnjofbtfs6c602uqvdg9u",
  "reminders": {
    "useDefault": true
  }
}