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Quickbooks Create an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to create an invoice via the Quickbooks REST API.

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success = 0

'  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.
set jsonToken = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

set rest = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

'  Connect to the REST server.
bTls = 1
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

set sbAuth = Server.CreateObject("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:

'  {
'    "Line": [
'      {
'        "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail",
'        "Amount": 100.0,
'        "SalesItemLineDetail": {
'          "ItemRef": {
'            "name": "Services",
'            "value": "1"
'          }
'        }
'      }
'    ],
'    "CustomerRef": {
'      "value": "1"
'    }
'  }
'  
'  Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
'  Generate Code to Create JSON

set jsonReq = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].DetailType","SalesItemLineDetail")
success = jsonReq.UpdateNumber("Line[0].Amount","100.0")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name","Services")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value","1")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomerRef.value","1")

set sbRequestBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
success = rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = 0

set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( rest.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode

'  Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "response status code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"

set jsonResponse = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = 0
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jsonResponse.Emit()) & "</pre>"

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
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": {
'      "DocNumber": "1069",
'      "SyncToken": "0",
'      "domain": "QBO",
'      "Balance": 100.0,
'      "BillAddr": {
'        "City": "Bayshore",
'        "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
'        "PostalCode": "94326",
'        "Lat": "INVALID",
'        "Long": "INVALID",
'        "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
'        "Id": "2"
'      },
'      "TxnDate": "2015-07-24",
'      "TotalAmt": 100.0,
'      "CustomerRef": {
'        "name": "Amy's Bird Sanctuary",
'        "value": "1"
'      },
'      "ShipAddr": {
'        "City": "Bayshore",
'        "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
'        "PostalCode": "94326",
'        "Lat": "INVALID",
'        "Long": "INVALID",
'        "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
'        "Id": "109"
'      },
'      "LinkedTxn": [
'      ],
'      "DueDate": "2015-08-23",
'      "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
'      "Deposit": 0,
'      "sparse": false,
'      "EmailStatus": "NotSet",
'      "Line": [
'        {
'          "LineNum": 1,
'          "Amount": 100.0,
'          "SalesItemLineDetail": {
'            "TaxCodeRef": {
'              "value": "NON"
'            },
'            "ItemRef": {
'              "name": "Services",
'              "value": "1"
'            }
'          },
'          "Id": "1",
'          "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail"
'        },
'        {
'          "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
'          "Amount": 100.0,
'          "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
'        }
'      ],
'      "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
'      "CustomField": [
'        {
'          "DefinitionId": "1",
'          "Type": "StringType",
'          "Name": "Crew #"
'        }
'      ],
'      "Id": "238",
'      "TxnTaxDetail": {
'        "TotalTax": 0
'      },
'      "MetaData": {
'        "CreateTime": "2015-07-24T10:33:39-07:00",
'        "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-24T10:33:39-07:00"
'      }
'    },
'    "time": "2015-07-24T10:33:39.11-07:00"
'  }
'  

InvoiceDocNumber = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DocNumber")
InvoiceSyncToken = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.SyncToken")
InvoiceDomain = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain")
InvoiceBalance = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Balance")
InvoiceBillAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.City")
InvoiceBillAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line1")
InvoiceBillAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.PostalCode")
InvoiceBillAddrLat = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Lat")
InvoiceBillAddrLong = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Long")
InvoiceBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
InvoiceBillAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Id")
InvoiceTxnDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnDate")
InvoiceTotalAmt = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TotalAmt")
InvoiceCustomerRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.name")
InvoiceCustomerRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.value")
InvoiceShipAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.City")
InvoiceShipAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line1")
InvoiceShipAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.PostalCode")
InvoiceShipAddrLat = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Lat")
InvoiceShipAddrLong = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Long")
InvoiceShipAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
InvoiceShipAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Id")
InvoiceDueDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DueDate")
InvoicePrintStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.PrintStatus")
InvoiceDeposit = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Deposit")
InvoiceSparse = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.sparse")
InvoiceEmailStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.EmailStatus")
InvoiceApplyTaxAfterDiscount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.ApplyTaxAfterDiscount")
InvoiceId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id")
InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTotalTax = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax")
InvoiceMetaDataCreateTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.CreateTime")
InvoiceMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
time = jsonResponse.StringOf("time")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.LinkedTxn")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.Line")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    LineNum = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Line[i].LineNum")
    Amount = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Amount")
    SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.TaxCodeRef.value")
    SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name")
    SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value")
    Id = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Id")
    DetailType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].DetailType")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.CustomField")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    DefinitionId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].DefinitionId")
    invType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].Type")
    Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].Name")
    i = i + 1
Loop

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