PowerBuilder

Constant Contact - Create a List

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Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_List_id
string ls_Name
string ls_Description
integer li_Favorite
string ls_Created_at
string ls_Updated_at

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST \
//   https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists \
//   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
//   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
//   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
//   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
//   -d '{
//   "name": "Multiple purchases",
//   "favorite": true,
//   "description": "List of repeat customers"
// }'

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

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

// {
//   "name": "Multiple purchases",
//   "favorite": true,
//   "description": "List of repeat customers"
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("name","Multiple purchases")
loo_Json.UpdateBool("favorite",1)
loo_Json.UpdateString("description","List of repeat customers")

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
loo_Http.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json")
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache")

loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "list_id": "{list_id}",
//   "name": "Multiple purchases",
//   "description": "List of repeat customers",
//   "favorite": true,
//   "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
//   "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

ls_List_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("list_id")
ls_Name = loo_JResp.StringOf("name")
ls_Description = loo_JResp.StringOf("description")
li_Favorite = loo_JResp.BoolOf("favorite")
ls_Created_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("created_at")
ls_Updated_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("updated_at")


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp