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MYOB: Update a Category

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Sends a PUT to update a category.

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    //  Implements the following CURL command:

    //  curl --request PUT "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/{{category_id}}" \
    //    --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    //    --header "x-myobapi-key: This is your API Key" \
    //    --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
    //    --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
    //    --data "{
    //              \"UID\": \"20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f\",
    //              \"DisplayID\": \"Postman001\",
    //              \"Name\": \"Postman sample\",
    //              \"Description\": \"This has been updated via Postman\",
    //              \"IsActive\": true,
    //              \"RowVersion\": \"-8858580467037765632\"
    //          }"

    //  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    //  Generate Code to Create JSON

    //  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    //  {
    //    "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
    //    "DisplayID": "Postman001",
    //    "Name": "Postman sample",
    //    "Description": "This has been updated via Postman",
    //    "IsActive": true,
    //    "RowVersion": "-8858580467037765632"
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("UID","20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f");
    json.UpdateString("DisplayID","Postman001");
    json.UpdateString("Name","Postman sample");
    json.UpdateString("Description","This has been updated via Postman");
    json.UpdateBool("IsActive",true);
    json.UpdateString("RowVersion","-8858580467037765632");

    http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-key","This is your API Key");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding","gzip,deflate");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-version","v2");

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpSb("PUT","https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/{{category_id}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode != 200) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp.header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp.bodyStr() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }