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Quickbooks Create a New Customer

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Demonstrates how to create a new customer via the Quickbooks REST API.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

// First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

loRest = createobject("CkRest")

// Connect to the REST server.
llBTls = .T.
lnPort = 443
llBAutoReconnect = .T.
llSuccess = loRest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",lnPort,llBTls,llBAutoReconnect)

loSbAuth = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
loSbAuth.Append(loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
loRest.Authorization = loSbAuth.GetAsString()

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
// can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
// If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
// reconnect if needed.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Create the following JSON:

// {
//   "FullyQualifiedName": "King Groceries",
//   "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
//     "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
//   },
//   "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
//   "Suffix": "Jr",
//   "Title": "Mr",
//   "MiddleName": "B",
//   "Notes": "Here are other details.",
//   "FamilyName": "King",
//   "PrimaryPhone": {
//     "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
//   },
//   "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
//   "BillAddr": {
//     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//     "City": "Mountain View",
//     "PostalCode": "94042",
//     "Line1": "123 Main Street",
//     "Country": "USA"
//   },
//   "GivenName": "James"
// }
// 
// Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Code to Create JSON

loJsonReq = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("FullyQualifiedName","King Groceries")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryEmailAddr.Address","jdrew@myemail.com")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("DisplayName","King's Groceries")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("Suffix","Jr")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("Title","Mr")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("MiddleName","B")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("Notes","Here are other details.")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("FamilyName","King")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","(555) 555-5555")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("CompanyName","King Groceries")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.City","Mountain View")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.PostalCode","94042")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Line1","123 Main Street")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Country","USA")
loJsonReq.UpdateString("GivenName","James")

loSbRequestBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loJsonReq.EmitSb(loSbRequestBody)

loRest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
loRest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
loRest.AllowHeaderFolding = .F.

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
llSuccess = loRest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/customer",loSbRequestBody,loSbResponseBody)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    release loRest
    release loSbAuth
    release loJsonReq
    release loSbRequestBody
    release loSbResponseBody
    return
endif

lnRespStatusCode = loRest.ResponseStatusCode

// Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
? "response status code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)

loJsonResponse = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJsonResponse.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJsonResponse.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJsonResponse.Emit()

if (loRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
    ? "Failed."
    release loJsonToken
    release loRest
    release loSbAuth
    release loJsonReq
    release loSbRequestBody
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJsonResponse
    return
endif

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

// {
//   "Customer": {
//     "domain": "QBO",
//     "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
//       "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
//     },
//     "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
//     "CurrencyRef": {
//       "name": "United States Dollar",
//       "value": "USD"
//     },
//     "DefaultTaxCodeRef": {
//       "value": "2"
//     },
//     "PreferredDeliveryMethod": "Print",
//     "GivenName": "James",
//     "FullyQualifiedName": "King's Groceries",
//     "BillWithParent": false,
//     "Title": "Mr",
//     "Job": false,
//     "BalanceWithJobs": 0,
//     "PrimaryPhone": {
//       "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
//     },
//     "Taxable": true,
//     "MetaData": {
//       "CreateTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00",
//       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00"
//     },
//     "BillAddr": {
//       "City": "Mountain View",
//       "Country": "USA",
//       "Line1": "123 Main Street",
//       "PostalCode": "94042",
//       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//       "Id": "112"
//     },
//     "MiddleName": "B",
//     "Notes": "Here are other details.",
//     "Active": true,
//     "Balance": 0,
//     "SyncToken": "0",
//     "Suffix": "Jr",
//     "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
//     "FamilyName": "King",
//     "PrintOnCheckName": "King Groceries",
//     "sparse": false,
//     "Id": "67"
//   },
//   "time": "2015-07-23T10:58:12.099-07:00"
// }
// 

lcCustomerDomain = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.domain")
lcCustomerPrimaryEmailAddrAddress = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address")
lcCustomerDisplayName = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DisplayName")
lcCustomerCurrencyRefName = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.name")
lcCustomerCurrencyRefValue = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.value")
lcCustomerDefaultTaxCodeRefValue = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value")
lcCustomerPreferredDeliveryMethod = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod")
lcCustomerGivenName = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.GivenName")
lcCustomerFullyQualifiedName = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FullyQualifiedName")
llCustomerBillWithParent = loJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.BillWithParent")
lcCustomerTitle = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Title")
llCustomerJob = loJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Job")
lnCustomerBalanceWithJobs = loJsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs")
lcCustomerPrimaryPhoneFreeFormNumber = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber")
llCustomerTaxable = loJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Taxable")
lcCustomerMetaDataCreateTime = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.CreateTime")
lcCustomerMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
lcCustomerBillAddrCity = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.City")
lcCustomerBillAddrCountry = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Country")
lcCustomerBillAddrLine1 = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Line1")
lcCustomerBillAddrPostalCode = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode")
lcCustomerBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
lcCustomerBillAddrId = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Id")
lcCustomerMiddleName = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MiddleName")
lcCustomerNotes = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Notes")
llCustomerActive = loJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Active")
lnCustomerBalance = loJsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.Balance")
lcCustomerSyncToken = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.SyncToken")
lcCustomerSuffix = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Suffix")
lcCustomerCompanyName = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CompanyName")
lcCustomerFamilyName = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FamilyName")
lcCustomerPrintOnCheckName = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrintOnCheckName")
llCustomerSparse = loJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.sparse")
lcCustomerId = loJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Id")
lcTime = loJsonResponse.StringOf("time")


release loJsonToken
release loRest
release loSbAuth
release loJsonReq
release loSbRequestBody
release loSbResponseBody
release loJsonResponse