DataFlex

Xero Upload Attachment

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Demonstrates how to upload an attachment to Xero. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Handle hoJsonToken
    String sUrl
    Variant vBd
    Handle hoBd
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    Handle hoJsonResponse
    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

    // Important: Make sure your OAuth2 access token was obtained with the scope "accounting.attachments"
    // included in the list of scopes.

    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"

    Move "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/{$Endpoint}/{$Guid}/Attachments/{$Filename}" To sUrl

    // Endpoint can be Invoices, Receipts, CreditNotes, PurchaseOrders, etc.
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "Endpoint" "Invoices" To iSuccess

    // Guid is the ID of the item, such as the InvoiceID.
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "Guid" "0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921" To iSuccess

    // Filename is the filename of the attachment you are uploading.
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "Filename" "penguins.jpg" To iSuccess

    // Load the file to be uploaded (from the local filesystem).
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatBinData)) To hoBd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBd
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoBd "qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Showln "Failed to load attachment file."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Indicate the content-type according to the file content type.
    // Common content-types are:   image/jpg, image/png, application/pdf, application/zip, application/msword
    // If you don't know, use application/octet-stream
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoBd to vBd
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpBd Of hoHttp "POST" sUrl vBd "image/jpg" 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 <> 200) Begin
        Showln "Failed."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // A sample response:

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

    // {
    //   "Id": "35333c64-4449-457b-bf6a-1b64d538e3c7",
    //   "Status": "OK",
    //   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
    //   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587212597758)\/",
    //   "Attachments": [
    //     {
    //       "AttachmentID": "daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2",
    //       "FileName": "penguins.jpg",
    //       "Url": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Invoices/0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921/Attachments/penguins.jpg",
    //       "MimeType": "image/jpg",
    //       "ContentLength": 777835
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }


End_Procedure