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Xero Update Account Details

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Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API)

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_JsonToken
oleobject loo_JsonRequestBody
string ls_Url
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_JsonResponse
string ls_AccountID
string ls_Code
string ls_Name
string ls_Type
string ls_TaxType
string ls_Description
string ls_Class
integer li_EnablePaymentsToAccount
integer li_ShowInExpenseClaims
string ls_ReportingCode
string ls_ReportingCodeName
string ls_UpdatedDateUTC
integer li_AddToWatchlist
string ls_Id
string ls_Status
string ls_ProviderName
string ls_DateTimeUTC
integer i
integer li_Count_i

li_Success = 0

// This example requires 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

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

li_Success = loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_JsonToken.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    return
end if

loo_Http.AuthToken = loo_JsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

// Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
// Get Xero Tenant IDs
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Xero-tenant-id","83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7")

loo_Http.Accept = "application/json"

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

// {
//   "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
//   "Name": "Sales account",
//   "Type": "REVENUE",
//   "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
//   "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
//   "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
//   "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
// }

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

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

loo_JsonRequestBody.UpdateString("AccountID","54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0")
loo_JsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales account")
loo_JsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","REVENUE")
loo_JsonRequestBody.UpdateString("TaxType","OUTPUT")
loo_JsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Description","Income from any normal business trading activity")
loo_JsonRequestBody.UpdateString("EnablePaymentsToAccount","false")
loo_JsonRequestBody.UpdateString("ShowInExpenseClaims","false")

ls_Url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0"

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

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST",ls_Url,loo_JsonRequestBody,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_JsonRequestBody
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Response Status Code: " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)

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

loo_JsonResponse.Load(loo_Resp.BodyStr)
loo_JsonResponse.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_JsonResponse.Emit()

if loo_Resp.StatusCode >= 300 then
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_JsonRequestBody
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_JsonResponse
    return
end if

// Sample output...
// (See the parsing code below..)
// 
// Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

// {
//   "Id": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
//   "Status": "OK",
//   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
//   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
//   "Accounts": [
//     {
//       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
//       "Code": "201",
//       "Name": "Sales account",
//       "Status": "ACTIVE",
//       "Type": "REVENUE",
//       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
//       "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
//       "Class": "REVENUE",
//       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
//       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
//       "ReportingCode": "REV",
//       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
//       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+0000)\/",
//       "AddToWatchlist": false
//     }
//   ]
// }
// 

ls_Id = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Id")
ls_Status = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Status")
ls_ProviderName = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("ProviderName")
ls_DateTimeUTC = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("DateTimeUTC")
i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_JsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Accounts")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_JsonResponse.I = i
    ls_AccountID = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].AccountID")
    ls_Code = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Code")
    ls_Name = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Name")
    ls_Status = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Status")
    ls_Type = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Type")
    ls_TaxType = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].TaxType")
    ls_Description = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Description")
    ls_Class = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Class")
    li_EnablePaymentsToAccount = loo_JsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount")
    li_ShowInExpenseClaims = loo_JsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims")
    ls_ReportingCode = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCode")
    ls_ReportingCodeName = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName")
    ls_UpdatedDateUTC = loo_JsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC")
    li_AddToWatchlist = loo_JsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist")
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_JsonRequestBody
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_JsonResponse