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Quickbooks Create an Invoice
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Demonstrates how to create an invoice via the Quickbooks REST API.Chilkat C++ Downloads
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
bool 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.
CkJsonObject jsonToken;
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");
CkRest rest;
// Connect to the REST server.
bool bTls = true;
int port = 443;
bool bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
CkStringBuilder sbAuth;
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ");
sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));
rest.put_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
CkJsonObject jsonReq;
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].DetailType","SalesItemLineDetail");
jsonReq.UpdateNumber("Line[0].Amount","100.0");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name","Services");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value","1");
jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomerRef.value","1");
CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json");
rest.put_AllowHeaderFolding(false);
CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success != true) {
std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
return;
}
int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
// Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
std::cout << "response status code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
CkJsonObject jsonResponse;
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
std::cout << jsonResponse.emit() << "\r\n";
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
return;
}
// 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"
// }
//
// Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
// See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.
int LineNum;
const char *Amount = 0;
const char *SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue = 0;
const char *SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName = 0;
const char *SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue = 0;
const char *Id = 0;
const char *DetailType = 0;
const char *DefinitionId = 0;
const char *invType = 0;
const char *Name = 0;
const char *InvoiceDocNumber = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.DocNumber");
const char *InvoiceSyncToken = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.SyncToken");
const char *InvoiceDomain = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.domain");
const char *InvoiceBalance = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.Balance");
const char *InvoiceBillAddrCity = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.City");
const char *InvoiceBillAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line1");
const char *InvoiceBillAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.PostalCode");
const char *InvoiceBillAddrLat = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Lat");
const char *InvoiceBillAddrLong = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Long");
const char *InvoiceBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode");
const char *InvoiceBillAddrId = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Id");
const char *InvoiceTxnDate = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.TxnDate");
const char *InvoiceTotalAmt = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.TotalAmt");
const char *InvoiceCustomerRefName = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.name");
const char *InvoiceCustomerRefValue = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.value");
const char *InvoiceShipAddrCity = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.City");
const char *InvoiceShipAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line1");
const char *InvoiceShipAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.PostalCode");
const char *InvoiceShipAddrLat = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Lat");
const char *InvoiceShipAddrLong = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Long");
const char *InvoiceShipAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode");
const char *InvoiceShipAddrId = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Id");
const char *InvoiceDueDate = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.DueDate");
const char *InvoicePrintStatus = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.PrintStatus");
int InvoiceDeposit = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Deposit");
bool InvoiceSparse = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.sparse");
const char *InvoiceEmailStatus = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.EmailStatus");
bool InvoiceApplyTaxAfterDiscount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.ApplyTaxAfterDiscount");
const char *InvoiceId = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.Id");
int InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTotalTax = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax");
const char *InvoiceMetaDataCreateTime = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.MetaData.CreateTime");
const char *InvoiceMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = jsonResponse.stringOf("Invoice.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime");
const char *time = jsonResponse.stringOf("time");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.LinkedTxn");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.put_I(i);
i = i + 1;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.Line");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.put_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;
}
i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.CustomField");
while (i < count_i) {
jsonResponse.put_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;
}
}