VBScript Google Drive: List a File's Permissions

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List the permissions for a file by file id. (In this example the file id = 1R_70heIyzIAu1_u0prXbYcaIiJRVkgBl)

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

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

set sbJson = CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/drive/v3/files/1R_70heIyzIAu1_u0prXbYcaIiJRVkgBl/permissions",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")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("permissions")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    kind = json.StringOf("permissions[i].kind")
    id = json.StringOf("permissions[i].id")
    type = json.StringOf("permissions[i].type")
    role = json.StringOf("permissions[i].role")
    allowFileDiscovery = json.BoolOf("permissions[i].allowFileDiscovery")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.WriteLine("Example Completed.")

outFile.Close

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "drive#permissionList",
  "permissions": [
    {
      "kind": "drive#permission",
      "id": "07604395918166943595k",
      "type": "domain",
      "role": "reader",
      "allowFileDiscovery": false
    },
    {
      "kind": "drive#permission",
      "id": "05909037819814716957",
      "type": "user",
      "role": "organizer"
    },
    {
      "kind": "drive#permission",
      "id": "13254573739200948291",
      "type": "user",
      "role": "organizer"
    }
  ]
}