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MYOB: Add a Category

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Sends a POST to add a general ledger category.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("DisplayID","CAT002");
$json->UpdateString("Name","Victoria");
$json->UpdateString("Description","Demo API Category Endpoint.");
$json->UpdateBool("IsActive",1);

$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");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode != 200) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "Success." . "\r\n";