VBScript Google Drive: Generate a Set of File IDs

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Generates a set of file IDs which can be provided in create requests.

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

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("count","20")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("space","drive")

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

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    outFile.WriteLine("Response body:")
    outFile.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString())
    WScript.Quit
End If

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
success = json.LoadSb(sbJson)

'  The following code parses the JSON response.
'  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.

kind = json.StringOf("kind")
space = json.StringOf("space")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("ids")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    strVal = json.StringOf("ids[i]")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.WriteLine("Example Completed.")

outFile.Close

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "drive#generatedIds",
  "space": "drive",
  "ids": [
    "1IT3VaUqXuF4l_4UKAFSmmC0em6kwlkle",
    "1dX50zZmgzwDUonE_GI59oTF1D7RRYD3o",
    "1eH17RULdRXu03inCaNuSeYkNwPS2nfUZ",
    "1jXHKTHe6LazdWV0wPl8xAeHEoo_ZMBVt",
    "1eBH9E3XDEczuUyfeOXT4Abq8S343qt5r",
    "1R3okvS4vI1f1Psg0IJJ3dIhVQsv9SNyY",
    "1rrh7NzGCgK0gYFlHC3IUdqQjcsVInN76",
    "1glhBVDGFgS-61B_l0HaHBGiMRwyhuzp_",
    "1gou1y4Mrq_ETHW7-GMV53e2jlhnze_2A",
    "1KSUwFR7E9iDxpcLO8_hr6nnLUXGR0kAY",
    "1pWt-cW7IBeEyGAkOxu8Q1KUpoHCkjGB2",
    "1nnuZfxcmvq_nmHDKZLvKfohYFbs2X1q_",
    "1rCGGTlP9aU9KNj_Qnt1a4ea3WdbV3NGk",
    "1pLDQjyeBQvYOehHvW9mfzRzMp6yA-HOZ",
    "1Ea-LO9eiwRlgJ-XvpFRxZUje1kFwaEBq",
    "1nXtRHiCcIhXtY3YVcKmArlrljM2eLoGp",
    "1g1VldY1fC3-w0JPycgUOU1mC524r5AHH",
    "1lh1cKumE6jMc-FTfPk7y0V3jqzGydzyQ",
    "1ZPdHqv3NI8tdVJ2k_XBr8cpkJYuq1E6c",
    "1bxfXQmmrOUCnkZJogavDd6CF0eMSAzo9"
  ]
}