List items from a parent folder (recursive or non-recursive)

Lists files and folders under a parent folder. Supply FolderId to limit to that folder, or leave it blank to scan all folders recursively. You can restrict by item type (e.g. files, folders, sheets, documents) and optionally include items from Trash.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

SELECT * FROM list_parent_items
WITH(
	--Parent folder id (keep blank to scan all files in all folders - recursive)
	FolderId='1VK5NBhuOTaLEy1pBMsQtG672vrJNgxai',
	IncludeFromTrash='false'
	--, Query='or (name contains ''blog'') or (name contains ''test'')'
	--, ItemType='files'
	--, ItemType='folders'
	--, ItemType='sheets'
	--, ItemType='files_native'
)

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_GOOGLE_DRIVE_IN_GATEWAY], 'SELECT * FROM list_parent_items
WITH(
	--Parent folder id (keep blank to scan all files in all folders - recursive)
	FolderId=''1VK5NBhuOTaLEy1pBMsQtG672vrJNgxai'',
	IncludeFromTrash=''false''
	--, Query=''or (name contains ''''blog'''') or (name contains ''''test'''')''
	--, ItemType=''files''
	--, ItemType=''folders''
	--, ItemType=''sheets''
	--, ItemType=''files_native''
)')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_GOOGLE_DRIVE_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'SELECT * FROM list_parent_items
WITH(
	--Parent folder id (keep blank to scan all files in all folders - recursive)
	FolderId=''1VK5NBhuOTaLEy1pBMsQtG672vrJNgxai'',
	IncludeFromTrash=''false''
	--, Query=''or (name contains ''''blog'''') or (name contains ''''test'''')''
	--, ItemType=''files''
	--, ItemType=''folders''
	--, ItemType=''sheets''
	--, ItemType=''files_native''
)'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_GOOGLE_DRIVE_IN_GATEWAY]