(MFC) MYOB: Add a Category

Sends a POST to add a general ledger category.

For more information, see https://accountrightapi.myob.cloud/?version=latest#beee4332-0f51-4206-ae77-edd57e585017

Chilkat C/C++ Library Downloads MS Visual C/C++ Libs

See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkHttp http;
    bool success;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl --request POST "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category" \
    //   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    //   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
    //   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
    //   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
    //   --data "{
    // \"DisplayID\" : \"CAT002\",
    // \"Name\" : \"Victoria\",
    // \"Description\" : \"Demo API Category Endpoint.\",
    // \"IsActive\" : true
    // }"

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

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "DisplayID": "CAT002",
    //   "Name": "Victoria",
    //   "Description": "Demo API Category Endpoint.",
    //   "IsActive": true
    // }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("DisplayID","CAT002");
    json.UpdateString("Name","Victoria");
    json.UpdateString("Description","Demo API Category Endpoint.");
    json.UpdateBool("IsActive",true);

    http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-key","{{myob_api_key}}");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding","gzip,deflate");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-version","v2");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    int respStatusCode = resp->get_StatusCode();
    strOut.append("Response Status Code = ");
    strOut.appendInt(respStatusCode);
    strOut.append("\r\n");
    if (respStatusCode != 200) {
        strOut.append("Response Header:");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(resp->header());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Response Body:");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(resp->bodyStr());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Failed.");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        delete resp;
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    delete resp;
    strOut.append("Success.");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }