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Quickbooks Update an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to update an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

# First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
set jsonToken [new_CkJsonObject]

set success [CkJsonObject_LoadFile $jsonToken "qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json"]

set rest [new_CkRest]

# Connect to the REST server.
set bTls 1
set port 443
set bAutoReconnect 1
set success [CkRest_Connect $rest "sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com" $port $bTls $bAutoReconnect]

set sbAuth [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkStringBuilder_Append $sbAuth "Bearer "
CkStringBuilder_Append $sbAuth [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonToken "access_token"]
CkRest_put_Authorization $rest [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbAuth]

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
# can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
# If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
# reconnect if needed.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Create the following JSON:

# {
#   "DocNumber": "1070",
#   "SyncToken": "0",
#   "domain": "QBO",
#   "Balance": 150.0,
#   "BillAddr": {
#     "City": "Bayshore",
#     "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
#     "PostalCode": "94326",
#     "Lat": "INVALID",
#     "Long": "INVALID",
#     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
#     "Id": "2"
#   },
#   "TxnDate": "2015-07-24",
#   "TotalAmt": 150.0,
#   "CustomerRef": {
#     "name": "Amy's Bird Sanctuary",
#     "value": "1"
#   },
#   "CustomerMemo": {
#     "value": "Added customer memo."
#   },
#   "ShipAddr": {
#     "City": "Bayshore",
#     "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
#     "PostalCode": "94326",
#     "Lat": "INVALID",
#     "Long": "INVALID",
#     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
#     "Id": "109"
#   },
#   "LinkedTxn": [
#   ],
#   "DueDate": "2015-08-23",
#   "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
#   "EmailStatus": "NotSet",
#   "sparse": false,
#   "Line": [
#     {
#       "LineNum": 1,
#       "Amount": 150.0,
#       "SalesItemLineDetail": {
#         "TaxCodeRef": {
#           "value": "NON"
#         },
#         "ItemRef": {
#           "name": "Services",
#           "value": "1"
#         }
#       },
#       "Id": "1",
#       "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail"
#     },
#     {
#       "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
#       "Amount": 150.0,
#       "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
#     }
#   ],
#   "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
#   "CustomField": [
#     {
#       "DefinitionId": "1",
#       "Type": "StringType",
#       "Name": "Crew #"
#     }
#   ],
#   "Id": "239",
#   "TxnTaxDetail": {
#     "TotalTax": 0
#   },
#   "MetaData": {
#     "CreateTime": "2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00",
#     "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00"
#   }
# }
# 
# Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON

set jsonReq [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "DocNumber" "1070"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "SyncToken" "0"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "domain" "QBO"
CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber $jsonReq "Balance" "150.0"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "BillAddr.City" "Bayshore"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "BillAddr.Line1" "4581 Finch St."
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "BillAddr.PostalCode" "94326"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "BillAddr.Lat" "INVALID"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "BillAddr.Long" "INVALID"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode" "CA"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "BillAddr.Id" "2"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "TxnDate" "2015-07-24"
CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber $jsonReq "TotalAmt" "150.0"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "CustomerRef.name" "Amy's Bird Sanctuary"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "CustomerRef.value" "1"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "CustomerMemo.value" "Added customer memo."
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "ShipAddr.City" "Bayshore"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "ShipAddr.Line1" "4581 Finch St."
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "ShipAddr.PostalCode" "94326"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "ShipAddr.Lat" "INVALID"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "ShipAddr.Long" "INVALID"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode" "CA"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "ShipAddr.Id" "109"
CkJsonObject_UpdateNewArray $jsonReq "LinkedTxn"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "DueDate" "2015-08-23"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "PrintStatus" "NeedToPrint"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "EmailStatus" "NotSet"
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool $jsonReq "sparse" 0
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $jsonReq "Line[0].LineNum" 1
CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber $jsonReq "Line[0].Amount" "150.0"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.TaxCodeRef.value" "NON"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name" "Services"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value" "1"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "Line[0].Id" "1"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "Line[0].DetailType" "SalesItemLineDetail"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "Line[1].DetailType" "SubTotalLineDetail"
CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber $jsonReq "Line[1].Amount" "150.0"
CkJsonObject_UpdateNewObject $jsonReq "Line[1].SubTotalLineDetail"
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool $jsonReq "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount" 0
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "CustomField[0].DefinitionId" "1"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "CustomField[0].Type" "StringType"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "CustomField[0].Name" "Crew #"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "Id" "239"
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $jsonReq "TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax" 0
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "MetaData.CreateTime" "2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $jsonReq "MetaData.LastUpdatedTime" "2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00"

set sbRequestBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkJsonObject_EmitSb $jsonReq $sbRequestBody

CkRest_AddHeader $rest "Content-Type" "application/json"
CkRest_AddHeader $rest "Accept" "application/json"
CkRest_put_AllowHeaderFolding $rest 0

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

set success [CkRest_FullRequestSb $rest "POST" "/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice" $sbRequestBody $sbResponseBody]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkRest_lastErrorText $rest]
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonReq
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    exit
}

set respStatusCode [CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest]

# Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
puts "response status code = $respStatusCode"

set jsonResponse [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jsonResponse $sbResponseBody
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jsonResponse 0
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jsonResponse]

if {[CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest] != 200} then {
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonReq
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonResponse
    exit
}

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

# {
#   "Invoice": {
#     "TxnDate": "2015-07-24",
#     "domain": "QBO",
#     "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
#     "TotalAmt": 150.0,
#     "Line": [
#       {
#         "LineNum": 1,
#         "Amount": 150.0,
#         "SalesItemLineDetail": {
#           "TaxCodeRef": {
#             "value": "NON"
#           },
#           "ItemRef": {
#             "name": "Services",
#             "value": "1"
#           }
#         },
#         "Id": "1",
#         "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail"
#       },
#       {
#         "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
#         "Amount": 150.0,
#         "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
#       }
#     ],
#     "DueDate": "2015-08-23",
#     "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
#     "DocNumber": "1070",
#     "sparse": false,
#     "CustomerMemo": {
#       "value": "Added customer memo."
#     },
#     "Deposit": 0,
#     "Balance": 150.0,
#     "CustomerRef": {
#       "name": "Amy's Bird Sanctuary",
#       "value": "1"
#     },
#     "TxnTaxDetail": {
#       "TotalTax": 0
#     },
#     "SyncToken": "1",
#     "LinkedTxn": [
#     ],
#     "ShipAddr": {
#       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
#       "City": "Bayshore",
#       "PostalCode": "94326",
#       "Id": "118",
#       "Line1": "4581 Finch St."
#     },
#     "EmailStatus": "NotSet",
#     "BillAddr": {
#       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
#       "City": "Bayshore",
#       "PostalCode": "94326",
#       "Id": "117",
#       "Line1": "4581 Finch St."
#     },
#     "MetaData": {
#       "CreateTime": "2015-07-24T10:35:08-07:00",
#       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-24T10:53:39-07:00"
#     },
#     "CustomField": [
#       {
#         "DefinitionId": "1",
#         "Type": "StringType",
#         "Name": "Crew #"
#       }
#     ],
#     "Id": "239"
#   },
#   "time": "2015-07-24T10:53:39.287-07:00"
# }
# 

set InvoiceTxnDate [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.TxnDate"]
set InvoiceDomain [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.domain"]
set InvoicePrintStatus [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.PrintStatus"]
set InvoiceTotalAmt [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.TotalAmt"]
set InvoiceDueDate [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.DueDate"]
set InvoiceApplyTaxAfterDiscount [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.ApplyTaxAfterDiscount"]
set InvoiceDocNumber [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.DocNumber"]
set InvoiceSparse [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.sparse"]
set InvoiceCustomerMemoValue [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.CustomerMemo.value"]
set InvoiceDeposit [CkJsonObject_IntOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Deposit"]
set InvoiceBalance [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Balance"]
set InvoiceCustomerRefName [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.CustomerRef.name"]
set InvoiceCustomerRefValue [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.CustomerRef.value"]
set InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTotalTax [CkJsonObject_IntOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax"]
set InvoiceSyncToken [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.SyncToken"]
set InvoiceShipAddrCountrySubDivisionCode [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode"]
set InvoiceShipAddrCity [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.ShipAddr.City"]
set InvoiceShipAddrPostalCode [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.ShipAddr.PostalCode"]
set InvoiceShipAddrId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.ShipAddr.Id"]
set InvoiceShipAddrLine1 [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.ShipAddr.Line1"]
set InvoiceEmailStatus [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.EmailStatus"]
set InvoiceBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode"]
set InvoiceBillAddrCity [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.BillAddr.City"]
set InvoiceBillAddrPostalCode [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.BillAddr.PostalCode"]
set InvoiceBillAddrId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.BillAddr.Id"]
set InvoiceBillAddrLine1 [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.BillAddr.Line1"]
set InvoiceMetaDataCreateTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.MetaData.CreateTime"]
set InvoiceMetaDataLastUpdatedTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime"]
set InvoiceId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Id"]
set time [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "time"]
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonResponse "Invoice.Line"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jsonResponse $i
    set LineNum [CkJsonObject_IntOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Line[i].LineNum"]
    set Amount [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Line[i].Amount"]
    set SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.TaxCodeRef.value"]
    set SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name"]
    set SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value"]
    set Id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Line[i].Id"]
    set DetailType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.Line[i].DetailType"]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonResponse "Invoice.LinkedTxn"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jsonResponse $i
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonResponse "Invoice.CustomField"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jsonResponse $i
    set DefinitionId [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.CustomField[i].DefinitionId"]
    set invType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.CustomField[i].Type"]
    set Name [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonResponse "Invoice.CustomField[i].Name"]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
delete_CkRest $rest
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbAuth
delete_CkJsonObject $jsonReq
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jsonResponse