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ETrade Place Order

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The Place Order API is used to submit an order after it has been successfully previewed.

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    success := false

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    http.SetOAuth1(true)
    http.SetOAuthVerifier("")
    http.SetOAuthConsumerKey("ETRADE_CONSUMER_KEY")
    http.SetOAuthConsumerSecret("ETRADE_CONSUMER_SECRET")

    // Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 Authorization
    jsonToken := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/etrade.json")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println("Failed to load OAuth1 token")
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    http.SetOAuthToken(jsonToken.StringOf("oauth_token"))
    http.SetOAuthTokenSecret(jsonToken.StringOf("oauth_token_secret"))

    sandboxUrl := "https://apisb.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/place"
    liveUrl := "https://api.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/place"

    http.SetUrlVar("accountIdKey","6_Dpy0rmuQ9cu9IbTfvF2A")

    // Send a POST with the following XML body

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

    // <PlaceOrderRequest>
    //    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
    //    <clientOrderId>sd464333</clientOrderId>
    //    <PreviewIds>
    //       <previewId>730206520</previewId>
    //    </PreviewIds>
    //    <Order>
    //       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
    //       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
    //       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
    //       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
    //       <stopPrice />
    //       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
    //       <Instrument>
    //          <Product>
    //             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
    //             <symbol>FB</symbol>
    //          </Product>
    //          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
    //          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
    //          <quantity>150</quantity>
    //       </Instrument>
    //    </Order>
    // </PlaceOrderRequest>

    xml := chilkat.NewXml()
    xml.SetTag("PlaceOrderRequest")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("orderType","EQ")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("clientOrderId","sd464333")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("PreviewIds|previewId","730206520")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|allOrNone","false")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|priceType","LIMIT")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|orderTerm","GOOD_FOR_DAY")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|marketSession","REGULAR")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|stopPrice","")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|limitPrice","188.51")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType","EQ")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol","FB")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction","BUY")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType","QUANTITY")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantity","150")
    xml.SetEmitCompact(true)

    resp := chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpStr("POST",sandboxUrl,*xml.GetXml(),"utf-8","application/xml",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        xml.DisposeXml()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    // Make sure a successful response was received.
    if resp.StatusCode() > 200 {
        fmt.Println(resp.StatusLine())
        fmt.Println(resp.Header())
        fmt.Println(resp.BodyStr())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        xml.DisposeXml()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    // Sample XML response:

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

    // <PlaceOrderResponse>
    //    <orderType>EQ</orderType>
    //    <Order>
    //       <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
    //       <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
    //       <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
    //       <stopPrice>0</stopPrice>
    //       <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
    //       <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
    //       <Instrument>
    //          <Product>
    //             <symbol>FB</symbol>
    //             <securityType>EQ</securityType>
    //          </Product>
    //          <symbolDescription>FACEBOOK INC CL A</symbolDescription>
    //          <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
    //          <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
    //          <quantity>150</quantity>
    //          <cancelQuantity>0.0</cancelQuantity>
    //          <reserveOrder>true</reserveOrder>
    //          <reserveQuantity>0.0</reserveQuantity>
    //       </Instrument>
    //       <messages>
    //          <Message>
    //             <code>1027</code>
    //             <description>200|The market was closed when we received your order. It has been entered into our system and will be reviewed prior to market open on the next regular trading day. After market open, please check to make sure your order was accepted.</description>
    //             <type>WARNING</type>
    //          </Message>
    //       </messages>
    //       <egQual>EG_QUAL_NOT_A_MARKET_ORDER</egQual>
    //       <estimatedCommission>6.95</estimatedCommission>
    //       <estimatedTotalAmount>28283.45</estimatedTotalAmount>
    //       <netPrice>0</netPrice>
    //       <netBid>0</netBid>
    //       <netAsk>0</netAsk>
    //       <gcd>0</gcd>
    //       <ratio />
    //    </Order>
    //    <dstFlag>true</dstFlag>
    //    <optionLevelCd>4</optionLevelCd>
    //    <marginLevelCd>MARGIN_TRADING_ALLOWED</marginLevelCd>
    //    <OrderIds>
    //       <orderId>5</orderId>
    //    </OrderIds>
    //    <placedTime>1528764717641</placedTime>
    //    <accountId>84312767</accountId>
    // </PlaceOrderResponse>

    xml.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr())
    fmt.Println(*xml.GetXml())

    var orderType *string = new(string)
    var orderTerm *string = new(string)
    var priceType *string = new(string)
    var limitPrice *string = new(string)
    var stopPrice int
    var marketSession *string = new(string)
    var allOrNone *string = new(string)
    var symbol *string = new(string)
    var securityType *string = new(string)
    var symbolDescription *string = new(string)
    var orderAction *string = new(string)
    var quantityType *string = new(string)
    var quantity int
    var cancelQuantity *string = new(string)
    var reserveOrder *string = new(string)
    var reserveQuantity *string = new(string)
    var code int
    var description *string = new(string)
    var v_type *string = new(string)
    var egQual *string = new(string)
    var estimatedCommission *string = new(string)
    var estimatedTotalAmount *string = new(string)
    var netPrice int
    var netBid int
    var netAsk int
    var gcd int
    var dstFlag *string = new(string)
    var optionLevelCd int
    var marginLevelCd *string = new(string)
    var orderId int
    var placedTime *string = new(string)
    var accountId int

    orderType = xml.GetChildContent("orderType")
    orderTerm = xml.GetChildContent("Order|orderTerm")
    priceType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|priceType")
    limitPrice = xml.GetChildContent("Order|limitPrice")
    stopPrice = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|stopPrice")
    marketSession = xml.GetChildContent("Order|marketSession")
    allOrNone = xml.GetChildContent("Order|allOrNone")
    symbol = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|symbol")
    securityType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|Product|securityType")
    symbolDescription = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|symbolDescription")
    orderAction = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|orderAction")
    quantityType = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|quantityType")
    quantity = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|Instrument|quantity")
    cancelQuantity = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|cancelQuantity")
    reserveOrder = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveOrder")
    reserveQuantity = xml.GetChildContent("Order|Instrument|reserveQuantity")
    code = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|messages|Message|code")
    description = xml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message|description")
    v_type = xml.GetChildContent("Order|messages|Message|type")
    egQual = xml.GetChildContent("Order|egQual")
    estimatedCommission = xml.GetChildContent("Order|estimatedCommission")
    estimatedTotalAmount = xml.GetChildContent("Order|estimatedTotalAmount")
    netPrice = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netPrice")
    netBid = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netBid")
    netAsk = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|netAsk")
    gcd = xml.GetChildIntValue("Order|gcd")
    dstFlag = xml.GetChildContent("dstFlag")
    optionLevelCd = xml.GetChildIntValue("optionLevelCd")
    marginLevelCd = xml.GetChildContent("marginLevelCd")
    orderId = xml.GetChildIntValue("OrderIds|orderId")
    placedTime = xml.GetChildContent("placedTime")
    accountId = xml.GetChildIntValue("accountId")

    fmt.Println("Success.")

    http.DisposeHttp()
    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    xml.DisposeXml()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()