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PayPal Send Invoice

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Sends a PayPal invoice to a customer.

See also Send Invoice

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_JsonToken
oleobject loo_SbAuth
oleobject loo_Rest
integer li_BAutoReconnect
oleobject loo_SbPath
integer li_NumReplacements
string ls_ResponseBody

li_Success = 0

// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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

// Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
loo_JsonToken = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonToken.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
loo_SbAuth = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbAuth.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

// token_type should be "Bearer"
loo_SbAuth.Append(loo_JsonToken.StringOf("token_type"))
loo_SbAuth.Append(" ")
loo_SbAuth.Append(loo_JsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

// Make the initial connection.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
// The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
// then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rest")

li_BAutoReconnect = 1
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,1,li_BAutoReconnect)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
// because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
// the app may send many requests..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Build a path using a draft invoice ID.
loo_SbPath = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbPath.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_SbPath.Append("/v1/invoicing/invoices/invoice_id/send")
li_NumReplacements = loo_SbPath.Replace("invoice_id","INV2-QCHR-QHSD-M2VU-AVXC")

loo_Rest.AddHeader("Authorization",loo_SbAuth.GetAsString())
loo_Rest.AddQueryParam("notify_merchant","true")

ls_ResponseBody = loo_Rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST",loo_SbPath.GetAsString())
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbPath
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode)

// Did we get a 202 accepted response?
if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 202 then
    Write-Debug ls_ResponseBody
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbPath
    return
end if

// If the 202 response is received, the response body would be empty...
Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_SbAuth
destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_SbPath