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Visual Basic 6.0

MYOB: Fetch the Category Register

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Return transactions grouped with categories A register of all transactions grouped with categories

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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl --request GET "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/CategoryRegister" \
'   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
'   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
'   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
'   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate"

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN"
http.SetRequestHeader "x-myobapi-key","{{myob_api_key}}"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept-Encoding","gzip,deflate"
http.SetRequestHeader "x-myobapi-version","v2"

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/CategoryRegister",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = http.LastStatus
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print http.LastHeader
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "Items": [
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
'         "Name": "Craigs Category",
'         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a",
'         "Name": "Produce Income",
'         "DisplayID": "4-1000",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": -1050,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "1093536881590665216"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "9541300c-edee-4e0b-82c0-9bc0d1917b2f",
'         "Name": "Grain Income",
'         "DisplayID": "4-2000",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/9541300c-edee-4e0b-82c0-9bc0d1917b2f"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": -135.23,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "7736911480938823680"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
'         "Name": "Craigs Category",
'         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb",
'         "Name": "GST Paid",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1220",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": -105,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "1165594475628593152"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb",
'         "Name": "GST Paid",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1220",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb"
'       },
'       "Year": 2013,
'       "Month": 9,
'       "Activity": -62.5,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "4407341782405218304"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb",
'         "Name": "GST Paid",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1220",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/80b97a33-a650-4f6c-9e40-d466d92e4bcb"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": -29.15,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "7881026669014679552"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "9904f3e0-0ec1-4fee-be1c-477a8624d515",
'         "Name": "Inventory",
'         "DisplayID": "1-1320",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/9904f3e0-0ec1-4fee-be1c-477a8624d515"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": -18.33,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "-1284645196637667328"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "180a940e-714d-4ebb-88db-3f6044294cad",
'         "Name": "Voluntary Withholdings Payable",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1310",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/180a940e-714d-4ebb-88db-3f6044294cad"
'       },
'       "Year": 2013,
'       "Month": 9,
'       "Activity": 3,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "4479399376443146240"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "44c2047b-5b16-43cf-82ee-d8a174ebec09",
'         "Name": "Voluntary Withholding Credits",
'         "DisplayID": "1-1340",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/44c2047b-5b16-43cf-82ee-d8a174ebec09"
'       },
'       "Year": 2013,
'       "Month": 9,
'       "Activity": 14,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "4335284188367290368"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "b2ff345a-2de6-4160-b319-66d01334a5ad",
'         "Name": "GST Collected",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1210",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/b2ff345a-2de6-4160-b319-66d01334a5ad"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": 24.72,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "-1428760384713523200"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a",
'         "Name": "Produce Income",
'         "DisplayID": "4-1000",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": 90.91,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "-1572875572789379072"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "737c0032-a48a-48fa-930e-07da50005d0b",
'         "Name": "Cost Of Sales",
'         "DisplayID": "5-1000",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/737c0032-a48a-48fa-930e-07da50005d0b"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": 91.66,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "-1212587602599739392"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "bb628b6e-b113-46df-bb22-cc73ebb33449",
'         "Name": "Trade Debtors",
'         "DisplayID": "1-1310",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/bb628b6e-b113-46df-bb22-cc73ebb33449"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": 198.62,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "-1140530008561811456"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa",
'         "Name": "Trade Creditors",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1510",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": 320.7,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "7592796292862967808"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "6ef5febd-4027-4f87-9bb3-2f1d904eb948",
'         "Name": "Accum. Depr. Buildings",
'         "DisplayID": "1-2420",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/6ef5febd-4027-4f87-9bb3-2f1d904eb948"
'       },
'       "Year": 2013,
'       "Month": 9,
'       "Activity": 625,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "4263226594329362432"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
'         "Name": "Postman sample",
'         "DisplayID": "Postman001",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa",
'         "Name": "Trade Creditors",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1510",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa"
'       },
'       "Year": 2013,
'       "Month": 9,
'       "Activity": 698.5,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "4191169000291434496"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
'         "Name": "Craigs Category",
'         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "b2ff345a-2de6-4160-b319-66d01334a5ad",
'         "Name": "GST Collected",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1210",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/b2ff345a-2de6-4160-b319-66d01334a5ad"
'       },
'       "Year": 2014,
'       "Month": 1,
'       "Activity": 909.09,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "-7193649382724468736"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
'         "Name": "Craigs Category",
'         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa",
'         "Name": "Trade Creditors",
'         "DisplayID": "2-1510",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/72bec1c2-49a6-4b02-96d0-5ee79fefdefa"
'       },
'       "Year": 2015,
'       "Month": 8,
'       "Activity": 1155,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "1021479287552737280"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
'         "Name": "Craigs Category",
'         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a",
'         "Name": "Produce Income",
'         "DisplayID": "4-1000",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/40ecbafd-51c0-40f3-9a28-d6a2b6d7422a"
'       },
'       "Year": 2014,
'       "Month": 1,
'       "Activity": 9090.91,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "-7265706976762396672"
'     },
'     {
'       "Category": {
'         "UID": "80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153",
'         "Name": "Craigs Category",
'         "DisplayID": "Craigs",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/80b6a90d-e22a-47e3-a5e7-a2ee9126f153"
'       },
'       "Account": {
'         "UID": "bb628b6e-b113-46df-bb22-cc73ebb33449",
'         "Name": "Trade Debtors",
'         "DisplayID": "1-1310",
'         "URI": "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Account/bb628b6e-b113-46df-bb22-cc73ebb33449"
'       },
'       "Year": 2014,
'       "Month": 1,
'       "Activity": 10000,
'       "YearEndActivity": 0,
'       "RowVersion": "-7337764570800324608"
'     }
'   ],
'   "NextPageLink": null,
'   "Count": 19
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

Dim NextPageLink As String
Dim Count As Long
Dim i As Long
Dim count_i As Long
Dim CategoryUID As String
Dim CategoryName As String
Dim CategoryDisplayID As String
Dim CategoryURI As String
Dim AccountUID As String
Dim AccountName As String
Dim AccountDisplayID As String
Dim AccountURI As String
Dim Year As Long
Dim Month As Long
Dim Activity As Long
Dim YearEndActivity As Long
Dim RowVersion As String

NextPageLink = jResp.StringOf("NextPageLink")
Count = jResp.IntOf("Count")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("Items")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    CategoryUID = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].Category.UID")
    CategoryName = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].Category.Name")
    CategoryDisplayID = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].Category.DisplayID")
    CategoryURI = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].Category.URI")
    AccountUID = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].Account.UID")
    AccountName = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].Account.Name")
    AccountDisplayID = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].Account.DisplayID")
    AccountURI = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].Account.URI")
    Year = jResp.IntOf("Items[i].Year")
    Month = jResp.IntOf("Items[i].Month")
    Activity = jResp.IntOf("Items[i].Activity")
    YearEndActivity = jResp.IntOf("Items[i].YearEndActivity")
    RowVersion = jResp.StringOf("Items[i].RowVersion")
    i = i + 1
Loop