VBScript 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 fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True)

set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")

'   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
set oauth2 = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.OAuth2")
oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN"
success = rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2)

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,1,1)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

set sbResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("DELETE","/drive/v3/files/1xx378JF8abx17LXlRt65031J9TQkolQX",sbResponse)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 204) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    outFile.WriteLine("Response body:")
    outFile.WriteLine(sbResponse.GetAsString())
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Example Completed.")

outFile.Close