VB.NET 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

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


rest.AddQueryParam("supportsTeamDrives","true")

Dim sbResponse As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("DELETE","/drive/v3/files/1xx378JF8abx17LXlRt65031J9TQkolQX",sbResponse)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 204) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response body:")
    Debug.WriteLine(sbResponse.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If




Debug.WriteLine("Example Completed.")