CreateDevice VB6 Example
' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim rest As New ChilkatRest
Dim success As Long
Dim authAws As New ChilkatAuthAws
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
' Don't forget to change the region to your particular region. (Also make the same change in the call to Connect below.)
authAws.Region = "us-west-2"
authAws.ServiceName = "networkmanager"
' SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)
' URL: https://networkmanager.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
' Use the same region as specified above.
success = rest.Connect("networkmanager.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",443,1,1)
If (success <> 1) Then
Debug.Print "ConnectFailReason: " & rest.ConnectFailReason
Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
' The following code creates the JSON request body.
' The JSON created by this code is shown below.
' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
' Generate Code to Create JSON
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("AWSLocation.SubnetArn","string")
success = json.UpdateString("AWSLocation.Zone","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Description","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Location.Address","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Location.Latitude","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Location.Longitude","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Model","string")
success = json.UpdateString("SerialNumber","string")
success = json.UpdateString("SiteId","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Tags[0].Key","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Tags[0].Value","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Type","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Vendor","string")
' The JSON request body created by the above code:
' {
' "AWSLocation": {
' "SubnetArn": "string",
' "Zone": "string"
' },
' "Description": "string",
' "Location": {
' "Address": "string",
' "Latitude": "string",
' "Longitude": "string"
' },
' "Model": "string",
' "SerialNumber": "string",
' "SiteId": "string",
' "Tags": [
' {
' "Key": "string",
' "Value": "string"
' }
' ],
' "Type": "string",
' "Vendor": "string"
' }
success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/x-amz-json-1.1")
success = rest.AddHeader("X-Amz-Target","CreateDevice")
Dim sbRequestBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/global-networks/{globalNetworkId}/devices",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> 1) Then
Debug.Print rest.LastErrorText
Exit Sub
End If
Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode
Debug.Print "response status code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode <> 200) Then
Debug.Print "Response Header:"
Debug.Print rest.ResponseHeader
Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print sbResponseBody.GetAsString()
Exit Sub
End If
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
' The following code parses the JSON response.
' A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
' Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON
Dim Key As String
Dim Value As String
Dim SubnetArn As String
SubnetArn = jResp.StringOf("Device.AWSLocation.SubnetArn")
Dim Zone As String
Zone = jResp.StringOf("Device.AWSLocation.Zone")
Dim CreatedAt As Long
CreatedAt = jResp.IntOf("Device.CreatedAt")
Dim Description As String
Description = jResp.StringOf("Device.Description")
Dim DeviceArn As String
DeviceArn = jResp.StringOf("Device.DeviceArn")
Dim DeviceId As String
DeviceId = jResp.StringOf("Device.DeviceId")
Dim GlobalNetworkId As String
GlobalNetworkId = jResp.StringOf("Device.GlobalNetworkId")
Dim Address As String
Address = jResp.StringOf("Device.Location.Address")
Dim Latitude As String
Latitude = jResp.StringOf("Device.Location.Latitude")
Dim Longitude As String
Longitude = jResp.StringOf("Device.Location.Longitude")
Dim Model As String
Model = jResp.StringOf("Device.Model")
Dim SerialNumber As String
SerialNumber = jResp.StringOf("Device.SerialNumber")
Dim SiteId As String
SiteId = jResp.StringOf("Device.SiteId")
Dim State As String
State = jResp.StringOf("Device.State")
Dim v_Type As String
v_Type = jResp.StringOf("Device.Type")
Dim Vendor As String
Vendor = jResp.StringOf("Device.Vendor")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("Device.Tags")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
Key = jResp.StringOf("Device.Tags[i].Key")
Value = jResp.StringOf("Device.Tags[i].Value")
i = i + 1
Loop
' A sample JSON response body parsed by the above code:
' {
' "Device": {
' "AWSLocation": {
' "SubnetArn": "string",
' "Zone": "string"
' },
' "CreatedAt": number,
' "Description": "string",
' "DeviceArn": "string",
' "DeviceId": "string",
' "GlobalNetworkId": "string",
' "Location": {
' "Address": "string",
' "Latitude": "string",
' "Longitude": "string"
' },
' "Model": "string",
' "SerialNumber": "string",
' "SiteId": "string",
' "State": "string",
' "Tags": [
' {
' "Key": "string",
' "Value": "string"
' }
' ],
' "Type": "string",
' "Vendor": "string"
' }
' }