Classic ASP
Classic ASP
PayPal Create Invoice
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success = 0
' Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.
' This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
' Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
set jsonToken = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")
' Build the Authorization request header field value.
set sbAuth = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
' token_type should be "Bearer"
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("token_type"))
success = sbAuth.Append(" ")
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
' Make the initial connection.
' A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
' The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
' then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
set rest = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> 1) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
' because the connection does not need to be made for every request. Once the connection is made
' the app may send many requests..
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' First create a JSON invoice:
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
json.EmitCompact = 0
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.email","frank-facilitator@example.com")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.first_name","Frank")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.last_name","Facilitator")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.business_name","Medical Professionals, LLC")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.phone.country_code","001")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.phone.national_number","5032141716")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.line1","1234 Main St.")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.city","Portland")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.state","OR")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.postal_code","97217")
success = json.UpdateString("merchant_info.address.country_code","US")
success = json.UpdateString("billing_info[0].email","frank-buyer@somewhere.com")
success = json.UpdateString("items[0].name","Sutures")
success = json.UpdateInt("items[0].quantity",100)
success = json.UpdateString("items[0].unit_price.currency","USD")
success = json.UpdateString("items[0].unit_price.value","5")
success = json.UpdateString("note","Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST")
success = json.UpdateString("payment_term.term_type","NET_45")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.first_name","Sally")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.last_name","Patient")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.business_name","Not applicable")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.phone.country_code","001")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.phone.national_number","5039871234")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.line1","1234 Broad St.")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.city","Portland")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.state","OR")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.postal_code","97216")
success = json.UpdateString("shipping_info.address.country_code","US")
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"
' The JSON invoice created by the above code:
' {
' "merchant_info": {
' "email": "frank-facilitator@example.com",
' "first_name": "Frank",
' "last_name": "Facilitator",
' "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
' "phone": {
' "country_code": "001",
' "national_number": "5032141716"
' },
' "address": {
' "line1": "1234 Main St.",
' "city": "Portland",
' "state": "OR",
' "postal_code": "97217",
' "country_code": "US"
' }
' },
' "billing_info": [
' {
' "email": "frank-buyer@somewhere.com"
' }
' ],
' "items": [
' {
' "name": "Sutures",
' "quantity": 100,
' "unit_price": {
' "currency": "USD",
' "value": "5"
' }
' }
' ],
' "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
' "payment_term": {
' "term_type": "NET_45"
' },
' "shipping_info": {
' "first_name": "Sally",
' "last_name": "Patient",
' "business_name": "Not applicable",
' "phone": {
' "country_code": "001",
' "national_number": "5039871234"
' },
' "address": {
' "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
' "city": "Portland",
' "state": "OR",
' "postal_code": "97216",
' "country_code": "US"
' }
' }
' }
' Send the POST equivalent to this CURL command:
' curl -v -X POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/ \
' -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
' -H "Authorization: Bearer Access-Token" \
' -d '{ invoice JSON goes here }'
json.EmitCompact = 1
set sbRequestBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.GetAsString())
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v1/invoicing/invoices",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> 1) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' We should have some sort of JSON response. It could be successful, or an error.
set jsonResponse = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = 0
success = jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode) & "</pre>"
' Did we get a 201 success response?
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201) Then
' Show the JSON response body
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jsonResponse.Emit()) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastRequestStartLine) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastRequestHeader) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' Show a few parts of the JSON response
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "id: " & jsonResponse.StringOf("id")) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "number: " & jsonResponse.StringOf("number")) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "template_id: " & jsonResponse.StringOf("template_id")) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "status: " & jsonResponse.StringOf("status")) & "</pre>"
' Show the full JSON response.
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jsonResponse.Emit()) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Success.") & "</pre>"
' A successful response looks like this:
' {
' "id": "INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
' "number": "0001",
' "template_id": "TEMP-8HS37702UW384535K",
' "status": "DRAFT",
' "merchant_info": {
' "email": "smith-facilitator@chilkatsoft.com",
' "first_name": "Joe",
' "last_name": "Facilitator",
' "business_name": "Medical Professionals, LLC",
' "phone": {
' "country_code": "001",
' "national_number": "5032141716"
' },
' "address": {
' "line1": "1234 Main St.",
' "city": "Portland",
' "state": "OR",
' "postal_code": "97217",
' "country_code": "US"
' }
' },
' "billing_info": [
' {
' "email": "smith-buyer@chilkatsoft.com"
' }
' ],
' "shipping_info": {
' "first_name": "Sally",
' "last_name": "Patient",
' "business_name": "Not applicable",
' "phone": {
' "country_code": "001",
' "national_number": "5039871234"
' },
' "address": {
' "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
' "city": "Portland",
' "state": "OR",
' "postal_code": "97216",
' "country_code": "US"
' }
' },
' "items": [
' {
' "name": "Sutures",
' "quantity": 100.0,
' "unit_price": {
' "currency": "USD",
' "value": "5.00"
' }
' }
' ],
' "invoice_date": "2016-11-15 PST",
' "payment_term": {
' "term_type": "NET_45",
' "due_date": "2016-12-30 PST"
' },
' "tax_calculated_after_discount": false,
' "tax_inclusive": false,
' "note": "Medical Invoice 16 Jul, 2013 PST",
' "total_amount": {
' "currency": "USD",
' "value": "500.00"
' },
' "metadata": {
' "created_date": "2016-11-15 06:17:03 PST"
' },
' "links": [
' {
' "rel": "self",
' "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
' "method": "GET"
' },
' {
' "rel": "send",
' "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/send",
' "method": "POST"
' },
' {
' "rel": "update",
' "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR/update",
' "method": "PUT"
' },
' {
' "rel": "delete",
' "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/INV2-ZG2H-HKAW-PMWU-N6ZR",
' "method": "DELETE"
' }
' ]
' }
'
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