DataFlex 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

Use ChilkatAx-9.5.0-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoRest
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vOauth2
    Handle hoOauth2
    Variant vSbResponse
    Handle hoSbResponse
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

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

    //   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatOAuth2)) To hoOauth2
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoOauth2))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoOauth2
    End
    Set ComAccessToken Of hoOauth2 To "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN"
    Get pvComObject of hoOauth2 to vOauth2
    Get ComSetAuthOAuth2 Of hoRest vOauth2 To iSuccess

    Get ComConnect Of hoRest "www.googleapis.com" 443 True True To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComAddQueryParam Of hoRest "supportsTeamDrives" "true" To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponse
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponse))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponse
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponse to vSbResponse
    Get ComFullRequestNoBodySb Of hoRest "DELETE" "/drive/v3/files/1xx378JF8abx17LXlRt65031J9TQkolQX" vSbResponse To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 204) Begin
        Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
        Showln "Received error response code: " iTemp1
        Showln "Response body:"
        Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbResponse To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Example Completed."


End_Procedure