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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Implements the following CURL command:

    -- curl -X POST \
    --   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
    --   -H 'accept: application/json' \
    --   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
    --   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
    --   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    --   -d '{
    --   "email_address": {
    --     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    --     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
    --   },
    --   "first_name": "David",
    --   "last_name": "Nipper",
    --   "job_title": "Musician",
    --   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    --   "create_source": "Account",
    --   "birthday_month": 11,
    --   "birthday_day": 24,
    --   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    --   "steet_addresses":{
    --     "kind":"home",
    --     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
    --     "city": "Chicago",
    --     "state": "Illinois",
    --     "country": "United States",
    --   }
    -- }'

    -- Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    -- Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

    -- The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    -- {
    --   "email_address": {
    --     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    --     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
    --   },
    --   "first_name": "David",
    --   "last_name": "Nipper",
    --   "job_title": "Musician",
    --   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    --   "create_source": "Account",
    --   "birthday_month": 11,
    --   "birthday_day": 24,
    --   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    --   "steet_addresses": {
    --     "kind": "home",
    --     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
    --     "city": "Chicago",
    --     "state": "Illinois",
    --     "country": "United States"
    --   }
    -- }

    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'email_address.address', 'danipper@example.com'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'email_address.permission_to_send', 'implicit'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'first_name', 'David'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'last_name', 'Nipper'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'job_title', 'Musician'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'company_name', 'Acme Corp.'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'create_source', 'Account'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'birthday_month', 11
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateInt', @success OUT, 'birthday_day', 24
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'anniversary', '2006-11-15'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'steet_addresses.kind', 'home'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'steet_addresses.street', '123 Kashmir Valley Road'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'steet_addresses.city', 'Chicago'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'steet_addresses.state', 'Illinois'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'steet_addresses.country', 'United States'

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'content-type', 'application/json'
    -- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', 'ACCESS_TOKEN'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'cache-control', 'no-cache'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'accept', 'application/json'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpJson', @success OUT, 'POST', 'https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts', @json, 'application/json', @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @sbResponseBody int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbResponseBody OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @resp, 'GetBodySb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    DECLARE @jResp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jResp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'LoadSb', @success OUT, @sbResponseBody
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jResp, 'EmitCompact', 0


    PRINT 'Response Body:'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT

    PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
    IF @respStatusCode >= 400
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'Header', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp
        RETURN
      END

    -- Sample JSON response:
    -- (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    -- {
    --   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
    --   "email_address": {
    --     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    --     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
    --     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    --     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    --     "opt_in_source": "Account",
    --     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    --     "confirm_status": "off"
    --   },
    --   "first_name": "David",
    --   "last_name": "Nipper",
    --   "job_title": "Musician",
    --   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    --   "birthday_month": 11,
    --   "birthday_day": 24,
    --   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    --   "create_source": "Account",
    --   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    --   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
    -- }

    -- Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    -- Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    -- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    DECLARE @contact_id nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @contact_id OUT, 'contact_id'
    DECLARE @email_addressAddress nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @email_addressAddress OUT, 'email_address.address'
    DECLARE @email_addressPermission_to_send nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @email_addressPermission_to_send OUT, 'email_address.permission_to_send'
    DECLARE @email_addressCreated_at nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @email_addressCreated_at OUT, 'email_address.created_at'
    DECLARE @email_addressUpdated_at nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @email_addressUpdated_at OUT, 'email_address.updated_at'
    DECLARE @email_addressOpt_in_source nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @email_addressOpt_in_source OUT, 'email_address.opt_in_source'
    DECLARE @email_addressOpt_in_date nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @email_addressOpt_in_date OUT, 'email_address.opt_in_date'
    DECLARE @email_addressConfirm_status nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @email_addressConfirm_status OUT, 'email_address.confirm_status'
    DECLARE @first_name nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @first_name OUT, 'first_name'
    DECLARE @last_name nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @last_name OUT, 'last_name'
    DECLARE @job_title nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @job_title OUT, 'job_title'
    DECLARE @company_name nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @company_name OUT, 'company_name'
    DECLARE @birthday_month int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @birthday_month OUT, 'birthday_month'
    DECLARE @birthday_day int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'IntOf', @birthday_day OUT, 'birthday_day'
    DECLARE @anniversary nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @anniversary OUT, 'anniversary'
    DECLARE @create_source nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @create_source OUT, 'create_source'
    DECLARE @created_at nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @created_at OUT, 'created_at'
    DECLARE @updated_at nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jResp, 'StringOf', @updated_at OUT, 'updated_at'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbResponseBody
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jResp


END
GO