DataFlex

QuickBooks - Full Update an Account

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Demonstrates how to update any of the writable fields of an existing account. The example first reads the JSON data for the account, makes some changes, and then POST's the updated JSON to update the account. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
Token    Handle hoJsonToken
    Handle hoRest
    Boolean iBAutoReconnect
    Handle hoSbAuth
    String sResponseBody
    Handle hoJson
    Variant vUpdateJson
    Handle hoUpdateJson
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // Get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token, which should contain JSON like this:
    // {
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
    //   "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
    //   "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
    //   "token_type": "bearer"
    // }

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonToken
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonToken))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonToken
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJsonToken "qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json" To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRest)) To hoRest
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRest))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoRest
    End

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Quickbooks REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    Move True To iBAutoReconnect
    Get ComConnect Of hoRest "sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com" 443 True iBAutoReconnect To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbAuth
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbAuth))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbAuth
    End
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbAuth "Bearer " To iSuccess
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To sTemp1
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbAuth sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbAuth To sTemp1
    Set ComAuthorization Of hoRest To sTemp1

    Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "Accept" "application/json" To iSuccess
    Set ComAllowHeaderFolding Of hoRest To False

    // First get the full JSON for the account we'll be updating..
    // The company ID is the 123146096291789
    // The account ID is 29
    Get ComFullRequestNoBody Of hoRest "GET" "/v3/company/123146096291789/account/29?minorversion=45" To sResponseBody
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoRest To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 200) Begin
        Showln "Request Header: "
        Get ComLastRequestHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "----"
        Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
        Showln "Response StatusCode = " iTemp1
        Get ComResponseStatusText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "Response StatusLine: " sTemp1
        Showln "Response Header:"
        Get ComResponseHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln sResponseBody
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Load the JSON response into a JSON object for parsing/updating
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComLoad Of hoJson sResponseBody To iSuccess

    // Show the JSON..
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJson To False
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1
    Showln "----"

    // The JSON passed in the HTTP POST for updating is the inner content of the Account
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoUpdateJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoUpdateJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoUpdateJson
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoUpdateJson to vUpdateJson
    Get ComObjectOf2 Of hoJson "Account" vUpdateJson To iSuccess

    // Add or update the Description.
    // (If a Description already exists, it is replace, otherwise the Description is added.)
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoUpdateJson "Description" "Description added during update." To iSuccess

    // Examine the JSON we'll be sending in the body of the POST.
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoUpdateJson To False
    Get ComEmit Of hoUpdateJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1
    Showln "----"

    // Now we're going to POST the changes to update the Quickbooks account.
    Get ComClearAllHeaders Of hoRest To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbAuth To sTemp1
    Set ComAuthorization Of hoRest To sTemp1
    Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "Accept" "application/json" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "Content-Type" "application/json" To iSuccess

    // The updated JSON is passed as the HTTP request body.
    Get ComEmit Of hoUpdateJson To sTemp1
    Get ComFullRequestString Of hoRest "POST" "/v3/company/123146096291789/account?minorversion=45" sTemp1 To sResponseBody
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoRest To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 200) Begin
        Showln "Request Header: "
        Get ComLastRequestHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "----"
        Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
        Showln "Response StatusCode = " iTemp1
        Get ComResponseStatusText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "Response StatusLine: " sTemp1
        Showln "Response Header:"
        Get ComResponseHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln sResponseBody
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Load the JSON response into a JSON object to emit in indented form..
    Get ComLoad Of hoJson sResponseBody To iSuccess
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

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

    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure