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MYOB: Update a Category

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Sends a PUT to update a category.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loSbRequestBody
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode

lnSuccess = 0

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

loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

* 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"
* }

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString("UID","20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f")
loJson.UpdateString("DisplayID","Postman001")
loJson.UpdateString("Name","Postman sample")
loJson.UpdateString("Description","This has been updated via Postman")
loJson.UpdateBool("IsActive",1)
loJson.UpdateString("RowVersion","-8858580467037765632")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-key","This is your API Key")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding","gzip,deflate")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-version","v2")

loSbRequestBody = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loJson.EmitSb(loSbRequestBody)

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpSb("PUT","https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/{{category_id}}",loSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",loResp)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loSbRequestBody
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + STR(lnRespStatusCode)
IF (lnRespStatusCode <> 200) THEN
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Response Body:"
    ? loResp.BodyStr
    ? "Failed."
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loSbRequestBody
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? "Success."

RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loSbRequestBody
RELEASE loResp