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Send DocuSign XML Request

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Demonstrates how to send a DocuSign XML request.

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();

    req.HttpVerb = "POST";

    // Replace "12999999" with your own account number. (12999999 is a ficticious account number)
    req.Path = "/restapi/v2/accounts/12999999/envelopes";

    req.AddHeader("Accept","application/xml");

    // Don't worry about the boundary string.  Chilkat will automatically generate one and include it.
    req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data";

    var xmlCred = new chilkat.Xml();
    xmlCred.Tag = "DocuSignCredentials";
    xmlCred.UpdateChildContent("Username","YOUR_DOCUSIGN_USERNAME");
    xmlCred.UpdateChildContent("Password","YOUR_DOCUSIGN_PASSWORD");
    xmlCred.UpdateChildContent("IntegratorKey","ABCD-12345678-1234-AAAA-BBBB-abcdabcdabcd");
    xmlCred.EmitXmlDecl = false;
    xmlCred.EmitCompact = true;
    req.AddHeader("X-DocuSign-Authentication",xmlCred.GetXml());

    // Don't worry about Host or Content-Length headers, Chilkat automatically adds them...

    // Build the XML for the 1st body part..
    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    xml.Tag = "envelopeDefinition";
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns","http://www.docusign.com/restapi");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("emailSubject","Signature Request: Test Test:001019:033611");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("status","sent");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("documents|document|documentId","1");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("documents|document|name","001019_TestTest_RetailDeals_163357");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|hostEmail","admin@chilkatsoft.com");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|hostName","Chilkat Admin");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|signerName","Test  Test");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|recipientId","1");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|routingOrder","1");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|signerEmail","test@tyest.com");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere|anchorString","\\SDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere|optional","False");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[1]|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[1]|anchorString","\\OSDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[1]|optional","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[2]|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[2]|anchorString","\\OPSSDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[2]|optional","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[2]|scaleValue","0.7");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[3]|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[3]|anchorString","\\PSSDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[3]|optional","False");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[3]|scaleValue","0.7");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere|anchorString","\\IDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere|optional","False");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[1]|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[1]|anchorString","\\OIDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[1]|optional","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[2]|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[2]|anchorString","\\OPSIDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[2]|optional","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[2]|scaleValue","0.5");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[3]|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[3]|anchorString","\\PSIDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[3]|optional","False");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[3]|scaleValue","0.5");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|hostEmail","admin@chilkatsoft.com");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|hostName","Chilkat Admin");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|signerName","Dealer Representative");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|recipientId","2");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|routingOrder","2");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere|anchorString","\\DSDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere|optional","False");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[1]|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[1]|anchorString","\\DOSDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|signHereTabs|signHere[1]|optional","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere|anchorString","\\DIDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere|optional","False");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[1]|anchorIgnoreIfNotPresent","True");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[1]|anchorString","\\DOIDP");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("recipients|inPersonSigners|inPersonSigner[1]|tabs|initialHereTabs|initialHere[1]|optional","True");
    xml.EmitXmlDecl = false;

    console.log(xml.GetXml());

    xml.EmitCompact = true;

    req.AddStringForUpload2("","",xml.GetXml(),"utf-8","application/xml");
    req.AddFileForUpload2("","qa_data/pdf/signatureForm.pdf","application/pdf");
    req.AddSubHeader(1,"Content-Disposition","file; filename=\"signatureForm.pdf\";documentid=1");

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.SessionLogFilename = "qa_output/log.txt";

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpSReq("na2.docusign.net",443,true,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    if (resp.StatusCode !== 201) {
        console.log(resp.BodyStr);
        console.log("Response status code: " + resp.StatusCode);
        console.log("Failed.");
        return;
    }

    // Examine the response..
    xml.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr);
    var envelopeId = xml.GetChildContent("envelopeId");
    console.log("envelopeId = " + envelopeId);
    var status = xml.GetChildContent("status");
    console.log("status = " + status);
    var statusDateTime = xml.GetChildContent("statusDateTime");
    console.log("statusDateTime = " + statusDateTime);
    var uri = xml.GetChildContent("uri");
    console.log("uri = " + uri);

}

chilkatExample();