VB.NET Google Drive: List Files

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


Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest
Dim success As Boolean

'   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
Dim oauth2 As New Chilkat.OAuth2
oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN"
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2)

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,True,True)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim sbJson As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/drive/v3/files",sbJson)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response body:")
    Debug.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.LoadSb(sbJson)

'  The following code parses the JSON response.
'  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
Dim kind As String
Dim incompleteSearch As Boolean
Dim i As Integer
Dim count_i As Integer
Dim id As String
Dim name As String
Dim mimeType As String

kind = json.StringOf("kind")
incompleteSearch = json.BoolOf("incompleteSearch")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("files")
While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    kind = json.StringOf("files[i].kind")
    id = json.StringOf("files[i].id")
    name = json.StringOf("files[i].name")
    mimeType = json.StringOf("files[i].mimeType")
    i = i + 1
End While



Debug.WriteLine("Example Completed.")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
 "kind": "drive#fileList",
 "incompleteSearch": false,
 "files": [
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolT1E4blNEaHlBVTg",
   "name": "misc",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B84ttUI7E_NyWHBYNUlFRGZSWVE",
   "name": "02112017091435553-LW0826-058444946-4C414E43.xml",
   "mimeType": "application/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B5w0YPzxv8g6SmRDTWUweEJCeVk",
   "name": "Sales in 2004.pdf",
   "mimeType": "application/pdf"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0By-hrxCCDzSQUGxJY0hzNUFpNmc",
   "name": "helloWorld.txt",
   "mimeType": "text/plain"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolMjZhSkV0a2tUX3c",
   "name": "hamletC.xml",
   "mimeType": "text/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolVlA1d0tscUtRLXc",
   "name": "chilkat",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolelZ2UGdPZmlJTmc",
   "name": "hamlet2.xml",
   "mimeType": "text/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolaWNqLWJqLUhwb2M",
   "name": "starfish3.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolNlFnbDhWZ3g3UGc",
   "name": "starfish4.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolQlExSlBQT1phZXM",
   "name": "pigs.json",
   "mimeType": "attachment/json"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolVHRPVkxtYWFtZkk",
   "name": "starfish20.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolRGZEV3ZGUTZfNFk",
   "name": "penguins2.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolS2FXSjliMXQxSU0",
   "name": "starfish.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolREhVUzVWRUlFeGM",
   "name": "Пингвины.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolZUhxckMzb0dRMzg",
   "name": "starfish.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
   "name": "penguins.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0",
   "name": "123",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbTE3c3J5RHBUcHM",
   "name": "abc",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolTmhybWJSUGd5Q2c",
   "name": "testHello.txt",
   "mimeType": "text/plain"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolY2tPU1BnYW02T2c",
   "name": "testFolder",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  }
 ]
}