Xojo Plugin

Quickbooks Delete an Invoice

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

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// 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.
Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

// Connect to the REST server.
Dim bTls As Boolean
bTls = True
Dim port As Int32
port = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

Dim sbAuth As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
rest.Authorization = sbAuth.GetAsString()

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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

Dim jsonReq As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("SyncToken","3")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("Id","33")

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
success = rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = False

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice?operation=delete",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode

// Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
System.DebugLog("response status code = " + Str(respStatusCode))

Dim jsonResponse As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
System.DebugLog(jsonResponse.Emit())

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")
    Return
End If

// 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"
// }
// 

Dim InvoiceStatus As String
InvoiceStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.status")
Dim InvoiceDomain As String
InvoiceDomain = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain")
Dim InvoiceId As String
InvoiceId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id")
Dim time As String
time = jsonResponse.StringOf("time")