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MYOB: Add a Category

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Sends a POST to add a general ledger category.

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Ruby
require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl --request POST "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category" \
#   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
#   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
#   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
#   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
#   --data "{
# \"DisplayID\" : \"CAT002\",
# \"Name\" : \"Victoria\",
# \"Description\" : \"Demo API Category Endpoint.\",
# \"IsActive\" : true
# }"

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "DisplayID": "CAT002",
#   "Name": "Victoria",
#   "Description": "Demo API Category Endpoint.",
#   "IsActive": true
# }

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("DisplayID","CAT002")
json.UpdateString("Name","Victoria")
json.UpdateString("Description","Demo API Category Endpoint.")
json.UpdateBool("IsActive",true)

http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN")
http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-key","{{myob_api_key}}")
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding","gzip,deflate")
http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-version","v2")

resp = Chilkat::CkHttpResponse.new()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode != 200)
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print resp.header() + "\n";
    print "Response Body:" + "\n";
    print resp.bodyStr() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Success." + "\n";