PowerBuilder

QuickBooks - Create an Employee

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Demonstrates how to send an JSON request to create a QuickBooks employee PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_JsonToken
oleobject loo_Rest
integer li_BAutoReconnect
oleobject loo_SbAuth
oleobject loo_Json
string ls_ResponseBody
oleobject loo_JsonResponse

li_Success = 0

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

// Get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token, which should contain JSON like this:
// {
//   "expires_in": 3600,
//   "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
//   "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
//   "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
//   "token_type": "bearer"
// }

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
li_Success = loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rest")

// Connect using TLS.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Quickbooks 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.
li_BAutoReconnect = 1
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",443,1,li_BAutoReconnect)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

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

loo_SbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
loo_SbAuth.Append(loo_JsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
loo_Rest.Authorization = loo_SbAuth.GetAsString()

// Create the following JSON:

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

// {
//   "SSN": "444-55-6666",
//   "PrimaryAddr": {
//     "Id": "50",
//     "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
//     "City": "Middlefield",
//     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//     "PostalCode": "93242"
//   },
//   "GivenName": "John",
//   "FamilyName": "Meuller",
//   "PrimaryPhone": {
//     "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
//   }
// }
// 
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("SSN","444-55-6666")
loo_Json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.Id","50")
loo_Json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.Line1","45 N. Elm Street")
loo_Json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.City","Middlefield")
loo_Json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA")
loo_Json.UpdateString("PrimaryAddr.PostalCode","93242")
loo_Json.UpdateString("GivenName","John")
loo_Json.UpdateString("FamilyName","Meuller")
loo_Json.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","408-525-1234")

loo_Rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
loo_Rest.AllowHeaderFolding = 0

// The company ID is 123146096291789
ls_ResponseBody = loo_Rest.FullRequestString("POST","/v3/company/123146096291789/employee?minorversion=45",loo_Json.Emit())
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

// We should expect a 200 response if successful.
if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 then
    Write-Debug "Request Header: "
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastRequestHeader
    Write-Debug "----"
    Write-Debug "Response StatusCode = " + string(loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Write-Debug "Response StatusLine: " + loo_Rest.ResponseStatusText
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.ResponseHeader
    Write-Debug ls_ResponseBody
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

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

loo_JsonResponse.Load(ls_ResponseBody)
loo_JsonResponse.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_JsonResponse.Emit()
Write-Debug "Success."

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

// A sample JSON response:
// {
//   "Employee": {
//     "SSN": "XXX-XX-XXXX",
//     "PrimaryAddr": {
//       "Id": "97",
//       "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
//       "City": "Middlefield",
//       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
//       "PostalCode": "93242"
//     },
//     "BillableTime": false,
//     "domain": "QBO",
//     "sparse": false,
//     "Id": "59",
//     "SyncToken": "0",
//     "MetaData": {
//       "CreateTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00",
//       "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00"
//     },
//     "GivenName": "John",
//     "FamilyName": "Meuller",
//     "DisplayName": "John Meuller",
//     "PrintOnCheckName": "John Meuller",
//     "Active": true,
//     "PrimaryPhone": {
//       "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
//     }
//   },
//   "time": "2016-10-25T14:05:05.661-07:00"
// }
// 


destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_SbAuth
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_JsonResponse