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Quickbooks Delete an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to delete an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    -- First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    DECLARE @jsonToken int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonToken OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json'

    DECLARE @rest int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Rest', @rest OUT

    -- Connect to the REST server.
    DECLARE @bTls int
    SELECT @bTls = 1
    DECLARE @port int
    SELECT @port = 443
    DECLARE @bAutoReconnect int
    SELECT @bAutoReconnect = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com', @port, @bTls, @bAutoReconnect

    DECLARE @sbAuth int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbAuth OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'Append', @success OUT, 'Bearer '
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'Append', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @rest, 'Authorization', @sTmp0

    -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
    -- can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
    -- If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
    -- reconnect if needed.
    -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    -- Create the following JSON:

    -- {
    --   "SyncToken": "3",
    --   "Id": "33"
    -- }
    -- 
    -- Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
    -- Generate Code to Create JSON

    DECLARE @jsonReq int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonReq OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonReq, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'SyncToken', '3'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonReq, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'Id', '33'

    DECLARE @sbRequestBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbRequestBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonReq, 'EmitSb', @success OUT, @sbRequestBody

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'Content-Type', 'application/json'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'Accept', 'application/json'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @rest, 'AllowHeaderFolding', 0

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'FullRequestSb', @success OUT, 'POST', '/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice?operation=delete', @sbRequestBody, @sbResponseBody
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbAuth
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonReq
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT

    -- Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.

    PRINT 'response status code = ' + @respStatusCode

    DECLARE @jsonResponse int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonResponse OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jsonResponse, 'EmitCompact', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 200
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbAuth
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonReq
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonResponse
        RETURN
      END

    -- Sample output...
    -- (See the parsing code below..)
    -- 
    -- Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    -- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    -- {
    --   "Invoice": {
    --     "status": "Deleted",
    --     "domain": "QBO",
    --     "Id": "33"
    --   },
    --   "time": "2013-03-15T00:18:15.322-07:00"
    -- }
    -- 

    DECLARE @InvoiceStatus nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @InvoiceStatus OUT, 'Invoice.status'
    DECLARE @InvoiceDomain nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @InvoiceDomain OUT, 'Invoice.domain'
    DECLARE @InvoiceId nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @InvoiceId OUT, 'Invoice.Id'
    DECLARE @time nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @time OUT, 'time'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbAuth
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonReq
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbRequestBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonResponse


END
GO