Unicode 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_CkRestW.h>
#include <C_CkOAuth2W.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL success;
    HCkOAuth2W oauth2;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResponse;

    rest = CkRestW_Create();

    //   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    oauth2 = CkOAuth2W_Create();
    CkOAuth2W_putAccessToken(oauth2,L"OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    CkRestW_SetAuthOAuth2(rest,oauth2);

    success = CkRestW_Connect(rest,L"www.googleapis.com",443,TRUE,TRUE);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    CkRestW_AddQueryParam(rest,L"supportsTeamDrives",L"true");

    sbResponse = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    success = CkRestW_FullRequestNoBodySb(rest,L"DELETE",L"/drive/v3/files/1xx378JF8abx17LXlRt65031J9TQkolQX",sbResponse);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponse);
        return;
    }

    if (CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 204) {
        wprintf(L"Received error response code: %d\n",CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        wprintf(L"Response body:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sbResponse));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponse);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Example Completed.\n");


    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
    CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponse);

    }