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Xero Update Account Details

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Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API)

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Handle hoJsonToken
    Variant vJsonRequestBody
    Handle hoJsonRequestBody
    String sUrl
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    Handle hoJsonResponse
    String sAccountID
    String sCode
    String sName
    String sType
    String sTaxType
    String sDescription
    String sClass
    Boolean iEnablePaymentsToAccount
    Boolean iShowInExpenseClaims
    String sReportingCode
    String sReportingCodeName
    String sUpdatedDateUTC
    Boolean iAddToWatchlist
    String sId
    String sStatus
    String sProviderName
    String sDateTimeUTC
    Integer i
    Integer iCount_i
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonToken
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonToken))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonToken
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJsonToken "qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoJsonToken To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To sTemp1
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To sTemp1

    // Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
    // Get Xero Tenant IDs
    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Xero-tenant-id" "83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7"

    Set ComAccept Of hoHttp To "application/json"

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

    // {
    //   "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //   "Name": "Sales account",
    //   "Type": "REVENUE",
    //   "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //   "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
    //   "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
    //   "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
    // }

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonRequestBody
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonRequestBody))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonRequestBody
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonRequestBody "AccountID" "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonRequestBody "Name" "Sales account" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonRequestBody "Type" "REVENUE" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonRequestBody "TaxType" "OUTPUT" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonRequestBody "Description" "Income from any normal business trading activity" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonRequestBody "EnablePaymentsToAccount" "false" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJsonRequestBody "ShowInExpenseClaims" "false" To iSuccess

    Move "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0" To sUrl

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoJsonRequestBody to vJsonRequestBody
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpJson Of hoHttp "POST" sUrl vJsonRequestBody "application/json" vResp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln "Response Status Code: " iTemp1

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonResponse
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonResponse))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonResponse
    End
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Get ComLoad Of hoJsonResponse sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJsonResponse To False
    Get ComEmit Of hoJsonResponse To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 >= 300) Begin
        Showln "Failed."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Sample output...
    // (See the parsing code below..)
    // 
    // Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //   "Id": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
    //   "Status": "OK",
    //   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
    //   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
    //   "Accounts": [
    //     {
    //       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //       "Code": "201",
    //       "Name": "Sales account",
    //       "Status": "ACTIVE",
    //       "Type": "REVENUE",
    //       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //       "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
    //       "Class": "REVENUE",
    //       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
    //       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
    //       "ReportingCode": "REV",
    //       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
    //       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+0000)\/",
    //       "AddToWatchlist": false
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }
    // 

    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Id" To sId
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Status" To sStatus
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "ProviderName" To sProviderName
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "DateTimeUTC" To sDateTimeUTC
    Move 0 To i
    Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts" To iCount_i
    While (i < iCount_i)
        Set ComI Of hoJsonResponse To i
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].AccountID" To sAccountID
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].Code" To sCode
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].Name" To sName
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].Status" To sStatus
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].Type" To sType
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].TaxType" To sTaxType
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].Description" To sDescription
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].Class" To sClass
        Get ComBoolOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount" To iEnablePaymentsToAccount
        Get ComBoolOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims" To iShowInExpenseClaims
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].ReportingCode" To sReportingCode
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName" To sReportingCodeName
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC" To sUpdatedDateUTC
        Get ComBoolOf Of hoJsonResponse "Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist" To iAddToWatchlist
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop



End_Procedure