For the following code snippets a simple Microsoft .NET C# Console Application is used. With the command "PM > Install-Package Google.Apis.Drive.v2" in the NuGet Package Manager console the required Assembly references can be added automatically to the C# project:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// first: create report (export file) with List & Label
Console.WriteLine("Creating List & Label Report...");
string fileToUpload = CreateLLExportFile();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileToUpload) && System.IO.File.Exists(fileToUpload))
{
// second: upload the exported file to Google Drive
Console.WriteLine("List & Label Report was created successfully; now it will be uploaded...");
if (GoogleDriveUpload(fileToUpload))
{
Console.WriteLine("info: file upload successful.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("error: file upload failed!");
}
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
In the first step a simple export with List & Label will be created with the ExportConfiguration class:
private static string CreateLLExportFile()
{
string exportedFile = string.Empty;
using(ListLabel LL = new ListLabel())
{
try
{
// define licensing info for List & Label - see also PersonalLicense.txt
LL.LicensingInfo = "<your personal key>";
// first: set the List & Label datasource
string xmlDataSourceFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "data.xml");
XmlDataProvider provider = new XmlDataProvider(xmlDataSourceFile);
LL.DataSource = provider;
// second: configure and execute the export
exportedFile = System.IO.Path.Combine(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "LL_GoogleDrive.pdf");
ExportConfiguration expConfig = new combit.ListLabel20.ExportConfiguration(LlExportTarget.Pdf, exportedFile, "test.lst");
LL.Export(expConfig);
}
catch (ListLabelException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Information: " + ex.Message + "\n\nThis information was generated by a List & Label custom exception.");
}
}
return exportedFile;
}
(Attached you find a ZIP file that contains the project file (report) and the XML data source used in the sample. These must be placed in the same directory as the created application.)
The created List & Label report can now be uploaded with the Google Drive API. The API however requires several credentials. To obtain your CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET, activate the Google Drive API first and create an API Access (Create an OAuth 2.0 client ID). Further information and an instruction can be found under the following Google link. Please note the hints in the Google link that the used authentication process is very simplified. Enter this data into your code as follows:
private static readonly string CLIENT_ID = "YOUR CLIENT_ID";
private static readonly string CLIENT_SECRET = "YOUR CLIENT_SECRET";
As soon as the credentials are available the actual upload can be realized with the Google Drive SDK:
private static bool GoogleDriveUpload(string fileToUpload)
{
bool succeeded = false;
try
{
// first: create/generate credentials
UserCredential credential = GoogleWebAuthorizationBroker.AuthorizeAsync(
new ClientSecrets
{
ClientId = CLIENT_ID,
ClientSecret = CLIENT_SECRET,
},
new[] { DriveService.Scope.Drive },
"user",
CancellationToken.None).Result;
// second: create the service with the specified credentials
var service = new DriveService(new BaseClientService.Initializer()
{
HttpClientInitializer = credential,
ApplicationName = "Google Drive API Sample",
});
// third: upload the file with the specified service
File body = new File();
body.Title = "LL Test document";
body.Description = "A List & Label document";
body.MimeType = "application/pdf";
byte[] byteArray = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(fileToUpload);
System.IO.MemoryStream stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(byteArray);
FilesResource.InsertMediaUpload request = service.Files.Insert(body, stream, body.MimeType);
request.Upload();
File file = request.ResponseBody;
if (
file != null
&& !string.IsNullOrEmpty(file.Id)
)
{
succeeded = true;
}
}
catch (Google.GoogleApiException ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Information: " + ex.Message);
}
return succeeded;
}
Hint:
For the one-time authentication, so that an upload can be made to the Google Drive account without any user interaction, the Google Drive API uses a key file, that is stored on your system under "%APPDATA%\Google.Apis.Auth".
Links:
https://www.combit-support.net/de/support/files/cmbtkb/KBTD000860.ziphttps://developers.google.com/drive/quickstart-cs
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