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PayPal - Execute Approved PayPal Payment

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Executes an approved PayPal payment. (This is for executing an approved PayPal payment, not a credit card payment.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

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<html>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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<body>
<%
success = 0

'  Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 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..
'  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

'  Build the JSON containing the payer_id
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
json.EmitCompact = 0
success = json.AppendString("payer_id","RRCYJUTFJGZTA")
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"

'  The JSON created by the above code:

'  	{ 
'  	  "payer_id": "RRCYJUTFJGZTA"
'  	}

success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.GetAsString())
success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

'  The payment ID is passed in the path.
set sbPath = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbPath.Append("/v1/payments/payment/payment_id/execute")
numReplaced = sbPath.Replace("payment_id","PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY")

'  Send the POST request containign the JSON in the request body, and get the JSON response.
set sbJsonRequest = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
json.EmitCompact = 1
success = json.EmitSb(sbJsonRequest)
set sbJsonResponse = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST",sbPath.GetAsString(),sbJsonRequest,sbJsonResponse)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

json.EmitCompact = 0
success = json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode) & "</pre>"

'  Did we get a 200 success response?
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

'  Sample JSON response is shown below.
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( json.Emit()) & "</pre>"

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "success") & "</pre>"

'  ------------------------------------------------
'  A sample JSON response:

'  	{ 
'  	  "id": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
'  	  "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
'  	  "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
'  	  "state": "approved",
'  	  "intent": "sale",
'  	  "payer": { 
'  	    "payment_method": "paypal",
'  	    "payer_info": { 
'  	      "email": "npurayil-uspr-60@paypal.com",
'  	      "first_name": "Brian",
'  	      "last_name": "Robinson",
'  	      "payer_id": "JMKDKJ4D7DG7G",
'  	      "shipping_address": { 
'  	        "line1": "4thFloor",
'  	        "line2": "unit#34",
'  	        "city": "SAn Jose",
'  	        "state": "CA",
'  	        "postal_code": "95131",
'  	        "country_code": "US",
'  	        "phone": "011862212345678",
'  	        "recipient_name": "HelloWorld"
'  	      }
'  	    }
'  	  },
'  	  "transactions": [
'  	    { 
'  	      "amount": { 
'  	        "total": "30.11",
'  	        "currency": "USD",
'  	        "details": { 
'  	          "subtotal": "30.00",
'  	          "tax": "0.07",
'  	          "shipping": "0.03",
'  	          "handling_fee": "1.00",
'  	          "insurance": "0.01",
'  	          "shipping_discount": "-1.00"
'  	        }
'  	      },
'  	      "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
'  	      "item_list": { 
'  	        "items": [
'  	          { 
'  	            "name": "hat",
'  	            "sku": "1",
'  	            "price": "3.00",
'  	            "currency": "USD",
'  	            "quantity": "5",
'  	            "description": "Brown color hat",
'  	            "tax": "0.01"
'  	          },
'  	          { 
'  	            "name": "handbag",
'  	            "sku": "product34",
'  	            "price": "15.00",
'  	            "currency": "USD",
'  	            "quantity": "1",
'  	            "description": "Black color handbag",
'  	            "tax": "0.02"
'  	          }
'  	        ],
'  	        "shipping_address": { 
'  	          "recipient_name": "HelloWorld",
'  	          "line1": "4thFloor",
'  	          "line2": "unit#34",
'  	          "city": "SAn Jose",
'  	          "state": "CA",
'  	          "phone": "011862212345678",
'  	          "postal_code": "95131",
'  	          "country_code": "US"
'  	        }
'  	      },
'  	      "related_resources": [
'  	        { 
'  	          "sale": { 
'  	            "id": "4XP56210M0797192Y",
'  	            "create_time": "2014-09-22T23:22:27Z",
'  	            "update_time": "2014-09-22T23:31:13Z",
'  	            "amount": { 
'  	              "total": "30.11",
'  	              "currency": "USD"
'  	            },
'  	            "payment_mode": "INSTANT_TRANSFER",
'  	            "state": "completed",
'  	            "protection_eligibility": "ELIGIBLE",
'  	            "protection_eligibility_type": "ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED_ELIGIBLE",
'  	            "transaction_fee": { 
'  	              "value": "1.75",
'  	              "currency": "USD"
'  	            },
'  	            "parent_payment": "PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
'  	            "links": [
'  	              { 
'  	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y",
'  	                "rel": "self",
'  	                "method": "GET"
'  	              },
'  	              { 
'  	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/sale/4XP56210M0797192Y/refund",
'  	                "rel": "refund",
'  	                "method": "POST"
'  	              },
'  	              { 
'  	                "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
'  	                "rel": "parent_payment",
'  	                "method": "GET"
'  	              }
'  	            ]
'  	          }
'  	        }
'  	      ]
'  	    }
'  	  ],
'  	  "links": [
'  	    { 
'  	      "href": "https://api.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-4N746561P0587231SKQQK6MY",
'  	      "rel": "self",
'  	      "method": "GET"
'  	    }
'  	  ]
'  	}

%>
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