C Google Drive: Delete a File

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Permanently deletes a file owned by the user without moving it to the trash. If the file belongs to a Team Drive the user must be an organizer on the parent. If the target is a folder, all descendants owned by the user are also deleted.

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/files/delete

#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkOAuth2.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL success;
    HCkOAuth2 oauth2;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponse;

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    //   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    oauth2 = CkOAuth2_Create();
    CkOAuth2_putAccessToken(oauth2,"OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    CkRest_SetAuthOAuth2(rest,oauth2);

    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"www.googleapis.com",443,TRUE,TRUE);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"supportsTeamDrives","true");

    sbResponse = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    success = CkRest_FullRequestNoBodySb(rest,"DELETE","/drive/v3/files/1xx378JF8abx17LXlRt65031J9TQkolQX",sbResponse);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
        return;
    }

    if (CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 204) {
        printf("Received error response code: %d\n",CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        printf("Response body:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sbResponse));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
        return;
    }

    printf("Example Completed.\n");


    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);

    }