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Quickbooks Update an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to update an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API.

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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.
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json");

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.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);

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbAuth = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ");
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:

//  {
//    "DocNumber": "1070",
//    "SyncToken": "0",
//    "domain": "QBO",
//    "Balance": 150.0,
//    "BillAddr": {
//      "City": "Bayshore",
//      "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
//      "PostalCode": "94326",
//      "Lat": "INVALID",
//      "Long": "INVALID",
//      "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//      "Id": "2"
//    },
//    "TxnDate": "2015-07-24",
//    "TotalAmt": 150.0,
//    "CustomerRef": {
//      "name": "Amy's Bird Sanctuary",
//      "value": "1"
//    },
//    "CustomerMemo": {
//      "value": "Added customer memo."
//    },
//    "ShipAddr": {
//      "City": "Bayshore",
//      "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
//      "PostalCode": "94326",
//      "Lat": "INVALID",
//      "Long": "INVALID",
//      "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//      "Id": "109"
//    },
//    "LinkedTxn": [
//    ],
//    "DueDate": "2015-08-23",
//    "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
//    "EmailStatus": "NotSet",
//    "sparse": false,
//    "Line": [
//      {
//        "LineNum": 1,
//        "Amount": 150.0,
//        "SalesItemLineDetail": {
//          "TaxCodeRef": {
//            "value": "NON"
//          },
//          "ItemRef": {
//            "name": "Services",
//            "value": "1"
//          }
//        },
//        "Id": "1",
//        "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail"
//      },
//      {
//        "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
//        "Amount": 150.0,
//        "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
//      }
//    ],
//    "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
//    "CustomField": [
//      {
//        "DefinitionId": "1",
//        "Type": "StringType",
//        "Name": "Crew #"
//      }
//    ],
//    "Id": "239",
//    "TxnTaxDetail": {
//      "TotalTax": 0
//    },
//    "MetaData": {
//      "CreateTime": "2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00",
//      "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00"
//    }
//  }
//  
//  Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
//  Generate Code to Create JSON

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonReq = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonReq.UpdateString("DocNumber","1070");
jsonReq.UpdateString("SyncToken","0");
jsonReq.UpdateString("domain","QBO");
jsonReq.UpdateNumber("Balance","150.0");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.City","Bayshore");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Line1","4581 Finch St.");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.PostalCode","94326");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Lat","INVALID");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Long","INVALID");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA");
jsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Id","2");
jsonReq.UpdateString("TxnDate","2015-07-24");
jsonReq.UpdateNumber("TotalAmt","150.0");
jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomerRef.name","Amy's Bird Sanctuary");
jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomerRef.value","1");
jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomerMemo.value","Added customer memo.");
jsonReq.UpdateString("ShipAddr.City","Bayshore");
jsonReq.UpdateString("ShipAddr.Line1","4581 Finch St.");
jsonReq.UpdateString("ShipAddr.PostalCode","94326");
jsonReq.UpdateString("ShipAddr.Lat","INVALID");
jsonReq.UpdateString("ShipAddr.Long","INVALID");
jsonReq.UpdateString("ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA");
jsonReq.UpdateString("ShipAddr.Id","109");
jsonReq.UpdateNewArray("LinkedTxn");
jsonReq.UpdateString("DueDate","2015-08-23");
jsonReq.UpdateString("PrintStatus","NeedToPrint");
jsonReq.UpdateString("EmailStatus","NotSet");
jsonReq.UpdateBool("sparse",false);
jsonReq.UpdateInt("Line[0].LineNum",1);
jsonReq.UpdateNumber("Line[0].Amount","150.0");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.TaxCodeRef.value","NON");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name","Services");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value","1");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].Id","1");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].DetailType","SalesItemLineDetail");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[1].DetailType","SubTotalLineDetail");
jsonReq.UpdateNumber("Line[1].Amount","150.0");
jsonReq.UpdateNewObject("Line[1].SubTotalLineDetail");
jsonReq.UpdateBool("ApplyTaxAfterDiscount",false);
jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomField[0].DefinitionId","1");
jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomField[0].Type","StringType");
jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomField[0].Name","Crew #");
jsonReq.UpdateString("Id","239");
jsonReq.UpdateInt("TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax",0);
jsonReq.UpdateString("MetaData.CreateTime","2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00");
jsonReq.UpdateString("MetaData.LastUpdatedTime","2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00");

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

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

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode;

//  Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonResponse = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit());

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");
    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": {
//      "TxnDate": "2015-07-24",
//      "domain": "QBO",
//      "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
//      "TotalAmt": 150.0,
//      "Line": [
//        {
//          "LineNum": 1,
//          "Amount": 150.0,
//          "SalesItemLineDetail": {
//            "TaxCodeRef": {
//              "value": "NON"
//            },
//            "ItemRef": {
//              "name": "Services",
//              "value": "1"
//            }
//          },
//          "Id": "1",
//          "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail"
//        },
//        {
//          "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
//          "Amount": 150.0,
//          "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
//        }
//      ],
//      "DueDate": "2015-08-23",
//      "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
//      "DocNumber": "1070",
//      "sparse": false,
//      "CustomerMemo": {
//        "value": "Added customer memo."
//      },
//      "Deposit": 0,
//      "Balance": 150.0,
//      "CustomerRef": {
//        "name": "Amy's Bird Sanctuary",
//        "value": "1"
//      },
//      "TxnTaxDetail": {
//        "TotalTax": 0
//      },
//      "SyncToken": "1",
//      "LinkedTxn": [
//      ],
//      "ShipAddr": {
//        "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//        "City": "Bayshore",
//        "PostalCode": "94326",
//        "Id": "118",
//        "Line1": "4581 Finch St."
//      },
//      "EmailStatus": "NotSet",
//      "BillAddr": {
//        "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//        "City": "Bayshore",
//        "PostalCode": "94326",
//        "Id": "117",
//        "Line1": "4581 Finch St."
//      },
//      "MetaData": {
//        "CreateTime": "2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00",
//        "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-24T10:53:39-07:00"
//      },
//      "CustomField": [
//        {
//          "DefinitionId": "1",
//          "Type": "StringType",
//          "Name": "Crew #"
//        }
//      ],
//      "Id": "239"
//    },
//    "time": "2015-07-24T10:53:39.287-07:00"
//  }
//  

int LineNum;
string Amount;
string SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue;
string SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName;
string SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue;
string Id;
string DetailType;
string DefinitionId;
string invType;
string Name;

string InvoiceTxnDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnDate");
string InvoiceDomain = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain");
string InvoicePrintStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.PrintStatus");
string InvoiceTotalAmt = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TotalAmt");
string InvoiceDueDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DueDate");
bool InvoiceApplyTaxAfterDiscount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.ApplyTaxAfterDiscount");
string InvoiceDocNumber = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DocNumber");
bool InvoiceSparse = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.sparse");
string InvoiceCustomerMemoValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerMemo.value");
int InvoiceDeposit = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Deposit");
string InvoiceBalance = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Balance");
string InvoiceCustomerRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.name");
string InvoiceCustomerRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.value");
int InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTotalTax = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax");
string InvoiceSyncToken = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.SyncToken");
string InvoiceShipAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode");
string InvoiceShipAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.City");
string InvoiceShipAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.PostalCode");
string InvoiceShipAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Id");
string InvoiceShipAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line1");
string InvoiceEmailStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.EmailStatus");
string InvoiceBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode");
string InvoiceBillAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.City");
string InvoiceBillAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.PostalCode");
string InvoiceBillAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Id");
string InvoiceBillAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line1");
string InvoiceMetaDataCreateTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.CreateTime");
string InvoiceMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime");
string InvoiceId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id");
string time = jsonResponse.StringOf("time");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.Line");
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;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.LinkedTxn");
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = i;
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.CustomField");
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;
}