CreateBackup 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 = "opsworks-cm"
' SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)
' URL: https://opsworks-cm.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
' Use the same region as specified above.
success = rest.Connect("opsworks-cm.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("Description","string")
success = json.UpdateString("ServerName","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Tags[0].Key","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Tags[0].Value","string")
' The JSON request body created by the above code:
' {
' "Description": "string",
' "ServerName": "string",
' "Tags": [
' {
' "Key": "string",
' "Value": "string"
' }
' ]
' }
success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/x-amz-json-1.1")
success = rest.AddHeader("X-Amz-Target","OpsWorksCM_V2016_11_01.CreateBackup")
Dim sbRequestBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",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 strVal As String
Dim BackupArn As String
BackupArn = jResp.StringOf("Backup.BackupArn")
Dim BackupId As String
BackupId = jResp.StringOf("Backup.BackupId")
Dim BackupType As String
BackupType = jResp.StringOf("Backup.BackupType")
Dim CreatedAt As Long
CreatedAt = jResp.IntOf("Backup.CreatedAt")
Dim Description As String
Description = jResp.StringOf("Backup.Description")
Dim Engine As String
Engine = jResp.StringOf("Backup.Engine")
Dim EngineModel As String
EngineModel = jResp.StringOf("Backup.EngineModel")
Dim EngineVersion As String
EngineVersion = jResp.StringOf("Backup.EngineVersion")
Dim InstanceProfileArn As String
InstanceProfileArn = jResp.StringOf("Backup.InstanceProfileArn")
Dim InstanceType As String
InstanceType = jResp.StringOf("Backup.InstanceType")
Dim KeyPair As String
KeyPair = jResp.StringOf("Backup.KeyPair")
Dim PreferredBackupWindow As String
PreferredBackupWindow = jResp.StringOf("Backup.PreferredBackupWindow")
Dim PreferredMaintenanceWindow As String
PreferredMaintenanceWindow = jResp.StringOf("Backup.PreferredMaintenanceWindow")
Dim S3DataSize As Long
S3DataSize = jResp.IntOf("Backup.S3DataSize")
Dim S3DataUrl As String
S3DataUrl = jResp.StringOf("Backup.S3DataUrl")
Dim S3LogUrl As String
S3LogUrl = jResp.StringOf("Backup.S3LogUrl")
Dim ServerName As String
ServerName = jResp.StringOf("Backup.ServerName")
Dim ServiceRoleArn As String
ServiceRoleArn = jResp.StringOf("Backup.ServiceRoleArn")
Dim Status As String
Status = jResp.StringOf("Backup.Status")
Dim StatusDescription As String
StatusDescription = jResp.StringOf("Backup.StatusDescription")
Dim ToolsVersion As String
ToolsVersion = jResp.StringOf("Backup.ToolsVersion")
Dim UserArn As String
UserArn = jResp.StringOf("Backup.UserArn")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("Backup.SecurityGroupIds")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
strVal = jResp.StringOf("Backup.SecurityGroupIds[i]")
i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("Backup.SubnetIds")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
strVal = jResp.StringOf("Backup.SubnetIds[i]")
i = i + 1
Loop
' A sample JSON response body parsed by the above code:
' {
' "Backup": {
' "BackupArn": "string",
' "BackupId": "string",
' "BackupType": "string",
' "CreatedAt": number,
' "Description": "string",
' "Engine": "string",
' "EngineModel": "string",
' "EngineVersion": "string",
' "InstanceProfileArn": "string",
' "InstanceType": "string",
' "KeyPair": "string",
' "PreferredBackupWindow": "string",
' "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "string",
' "S3DataSize": number,
' "S3DataUrl": "string",
' "S3LogUrl": "string",
' "SecurityGroupIds": [
' "string"
' ],
' "ServerName": "string",
' "ServiceRoleArn": "string",
' "Status": "string",
' "StatusDescription": "string",
' "SubnetIds": [
' "string"
' ],
' "ToolsVersion": "string",
' "UserArn": "string"
' }
' }