CreateServer 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.UpdateInt("AssociatePublicIpAddress",123)
success = json.UpdateString("BackupId","string")
success = json.UpdateInt("BackupRetentionCount",123)
success = json.UpdateString("CustomCertificate","string")
success = json.UpdateString("CustomDomain","string")
success = json.UpdateString("CustomPrivateKey","string")
success = json.UpdateInt("DisableAutomatedBackup",123)
success = json.UpdateString("Engine","string")
success = json.UpdateString("EngineAttributes[0].Name","string")
success = json.UpdateString("EngineAttributes[0].Value","string")
success = json.UpdateString("EngineModel","string")
success = json.UpdateString("EngineVersion","string")
success = json.UpdateString("InstanceProfileArn","string")
success = json.UpdateString("InstanceType","string")
success = json.UpdateString("KeyPair","string")
success = json.UpdateString("PreferredBackupWindow","string")
success = json.UpdateString("PreferredMaintenanceWindow","string")
success = json.UpdateString("SecurityGroupIds[0]","string")
success = json.UpdateString("ServerName","string")
success = json.UpdateString("ServiceRoleArn","string")
success = json.UpdateString("SubnetIds[0]","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Tags[0].Key","string")
success = json.UpdateString("Tags[0].Value","string")
' The JSON request body created by the above code:
' {
' "AssociatePublicIpAddress": boolean,
' "BackupId": "string",
' "BackupRetentionCount": number,
' "CustomCertificate": "string",
' "CustomDomain": "string",
' "CustomPrivateKey": "string",
' "DisableAutomatedBackup": boolean,
' "Engine": "string",
' "EngineAttributes": [
' {
' "Name": "string",
' "Value": "string"
' }
' ],
' "EngineModel": "string",
' "EngineVersion": "string",
' "InstanceProfileArn": "string",
' "InstanceType": "string",
' "KeyPair": "string",
' "PreferredBackupWindow": "string",
' "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "string",
' "SecurityGroupIds": [
' "string"
' ],
' "ServerName": "string",
' "ServiceRoleArn": "string",
' "SubnetIds": [
' "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.CreateServer")
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 Name As String
Dim Value As String
Dim strVal As String
Dim AssociatePublicIpAddress As Long
AssociatePublicIpAddress = jResp.IntOf("Server.AssociatePublicIpAddress")
Dim BackupRetentionCount As Long
BackupRetentionCount = jResp.IntOf("Server.BackupRetentionCount")
Dim CloudFormationStackArn As String
CloudFormationStackArn = jResp.StringOf("Server.CloudFormationStackArn")
Dim CreatedAt As Long
CreatedAt = jResp.IntOf("Server.CreatedAt")
Dim CustomDomain As String
CustomDomain = jResp.StringOf("Server.CustomDomain")
Dim DisableAutomatedBackup As Long
DisableAutomatedBackup = jResp.IntOf("Server.DisableAutomatedBackup")
Dim Endpoint As String
Endpoint = jResp.StringOf("Server.Endpoint")
Dim Engine As String
Engine = jResp.StringOf("Server.Engine")
Dim EngineModel As String
EngineModel = jResp.StringOf("Server.EngineModel")
Dim EngineVersion As String
EngineVersion = jResp.StringOf("Server.EngineVersion")
Dim InstanceProfileArn As String
InstanceProfileArn = jResp.StringOf("Server.InstanceProfileArn")
Dim InstanceType As String
InstanceType = jResp.StringOf("Server.InstanceType")
Dim KeyPair As String
KeyPair = jResp.StringOf("Server.KeyPair")
Dim MaintenanceStatus As String
MaintenanceStatus = jResp.StringOf("Server.MaintenanceStatus")
Dim PreferredBackupWindow As String
PreferredBackupWindow = jResp.StringOf("Server.PreferredBackupWindow")
Dim PreferredMaintenanceWindow As String
PreferredMaintenanceWindow = jResp.StringOf("Server.PreferredMaintenanceWindow")
Dim ServerArn As String
ServerArn = jResp.StringOf("Server.ServerArn")
Dim ServerName As String
ServerName = jResp.StringOf("Server.ServerName")
Dim ServiceRoleArn As String
ServiceRoleArn = jResp.StringOf("Server.ServiceRoleArn")
Dim Status As String
Status = jResp.StringOf("Server.Status")
Dim StatusReason As String
StatusReason = jResp.StringOf("Server.StatusReason")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("Server.EngineAttributes")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
Name = jResp.StringOf("Server.EngineAttributes[i].Name")
Value = jResp.StringOf("Server.EngineAttributes[i].Value")
i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("Server.SecurityGroupIds")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
strVal = jResp.StringOf("Server.SecurityGroupIds[i]")
i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("Server.SubnetIds")
Do While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
strVal = jResp.StringOf("Server.SubnetIds[i]")
i = i + 1
Loop
' A sample JSON response body parsed by the above code:
' {
' "Server": {
' "AssociatePublicIpAddress": boolean,
' "BackupRetentionCount": number,
' "CloudFormationStackArn": "string",
' "CreatedAt": number,
' "CustomDomain": "string",
' "DisableAutomatedBackup": boolean,
' "Endpoint": "string",
' "Engine": "string",
' "EngineAttributes": [
' {
' "Name": "string",
' "Value": "string"
' }
' ],
' "EngineModel": "string",
' "EngineVersion": "string",
' "InstanceProfileArn": "string",
' "InstanceType": "string",
' "KeyPair": "string",
' "MaintenanceStatus": "string",
' "PreferredBackupWindow": "string",
' "PreferredMaintenanceWindow": "string",
' "SecurityGroupIds": [
' "string"
' ],
' "ServerArn": "string",
' "ServerName": "string",
' "ServiceRoleArn": "string",
' "Status": "string",
' "StatusReason": "string",
' "SubnetIds": [
' "string"
' ]
' }
' }
