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QuickBooks - Full Update an Account

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Demonstrates how to update any of the writable fields of an existing account. The example first reads the JSON data for the account, makes some changes, and then POST's the updated JSON to update the account. PowerBuilder

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

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 = 0 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()

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

// First get the full JSON for the account we'll be updating..
// The company ID is the 123146096291789
// The account ID is 29
ls_ResponseBody = loo_Rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/v3/company/123146096291789/account/29?minorversion=45")
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    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
    return
end if

// Load the JSON response into a JSON object for parsing/updating
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.Load(ls_ResponseBody)

// Show the JSON..
loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()
Write-Debug "----"

// The JSON passed in the HTTP POST for updating is the inner content of the Account
loo_UpdateJson = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_UpdateJson.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.ObjectOf2("Account",loo_UpdateJson)

// Add or update the Description.
// (If a Description already exists, it is replace, otherwise the Description is added.)
loo_UpdateJson.UpdateString("Description","Description added during update.")

// Examine the JSON we'll be sending in the body of the POST.
loo_UpdateJson.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_UpdateJson.Emit()
Write-Debug "----"

// Now we're going to POST the changes to update the Quickbooks account.
loo_Rest.ClearAllHeaders()
loo_Rest.Authorization = loo_SbAuth.GetAsString()
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

// The updated JSON is passed as the HTTP request body.
ls_ResponseBody = loo_Rest.FullRequestString("POST","/v3/company/123146096291789/account?minorversion=45",loo_UpdateJson.Emit())
if loo_Rest.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbAuth
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_UpdateJson
    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
    destroy loo_UpdateJson
    return
end if

// Load the JSON response into a JSON object to emit in indented form..
loo_Json.Load(ls_ResponseBody)
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

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

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_SbAuth
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_UpdateJson