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MYOB: Update a Category

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Sends a PUT to update a category.

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C#
bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.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"
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
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");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = new Chilkat.HttpResponse();
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) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Success.");