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Xero Create Account

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Create new accounts in a Xero company.

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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.

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

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

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @jsonToken, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', @sTmp0

    -- Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
    -- Get Xero Tenant IDs
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Xero-tenant-id', '83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7'

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'Accept', 'application/json'

    -- The following JSON is sent in the request body:

    -- {
    --   "Code": "201",
    --   "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
    --   "Type": "SALES"
    -- }

    -- Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
    -- Generate Code to Create JSON

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

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonRequestBody, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'Code', '201'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonRequestBody, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'Name', 'Sales - clearance lines'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonRequestBody, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'Type', 'SALES'

    DECLARE @url nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @url = 'https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpJson', @success OUT, 'PUT', @url, @jsonRequestBody, 'application/json', @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonRequestBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END


    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'Response Status Code: ' + @iTmp0

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

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'Load', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jsonResponse, 'EmitCompact', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 >= 300
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonRequestBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        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

    -- {
    --   "Id": "705036aa-771d-4c0a-9d66-28904022858c",
    --   "Status": "OK",
    --   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
    --   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587161712234)\/",
    --   "Accounts": [
    --     {
    --       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    --       "Code": "201",
    --       "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
    --       "Status": "ACTIVE",
    --       "Type": "SALES",
    --       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    --       "Class": "REVENUE",
    --       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
    --       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
    --       "ReportingCode": "REV",
    --       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
    --       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587161712283+0000)\/",
    --       "AddToWatchlist": false
    --     }
    --   ]
    -- }
    -- 

    DECLARE @AccountID nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @Code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @Name nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @Type nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @TaxType nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @Class nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @EnablePaymentsToAccount int

    DECLARE @ShowInExpenseClaims int

    DECLARE @ReportingCode nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @ReportingCodeName nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @UpdatedDateUTC nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @AddToWatchlist int

    DECLARE @Id nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @Id OUT, 'Id'
    DECLARE @Status nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @Status OUT, 'Status'
    DECLARE @ProviderName nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @ProviderName OUT, 'ProviderName'
    DECLARE @DateTimeUTC nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @DateTimeUTC OUT, 'DateTimeUTC'
    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    DECLARE @count_i int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'SizeOfArray', @count_i OUT, 'Accounts'
    WHILE @i < @count_i
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jsonResponse, 'I', @i
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @AccountID OUT, 'Accounts[i].AccountID'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @Code OUT, 'Accounts[i].Code'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @Name OUT, 'Accounts[i].Name'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @Status OUT, 'Accounts[i].Status'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @Type OUT, 'Accounts[i].Type'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @TaxType OUT, 'Accounts[i].TaxType'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @Class OUT, 'Accounts[i].Class'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'BoolOf', @EnablePaymentsToAccount OUT, 'Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'BoolOf', @ShowInExpenseClaims OUT, 'Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @ReportingCode OUT, 'Accounts[i].ReportingCode'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @ReportingCodeName OUT, 'Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'StringOf', @UpdatedDateUTC OUT, 'Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonResponse, 'BoolOf', @AddToWatchlist OUT, 'Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist'
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonRequestBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonResponse


END
GO