Delphi ActiveX

MYOB: Update a Category

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Sends a PUT to update a category. Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbRequestBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
respStatusCode: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// 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"
// }

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
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',1);
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');

sbRequestBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody.ControlInterface);

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpSb('PUT','https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/{{category_id}}',sbRequestBody.ControlInterface,'utf-8','application/json',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.Header);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;