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Unicode C++

Xero Upload Attachment

Upload an attachment. (POST an attachment).

Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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Unicode C++
#include <CkRestW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkBinDataW.h>
#include <CkHttpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

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

    CkRestW rest;

    //  Before sending REST API calls, the REST object needs to be
    //  initialized for OAuth1.
    //  See Xero 2-Legged OAuth1 Setup for sample code.

    //  Assuming the REST object's OAuth1 authenticator is setup, and the initial
    //  connection was made, we may now send REST HTTP requests..

    //  --------------------------------------------------------------
    //  This example will upload an image attachment to a receipt.

    const wchar_t *endPoint = L"Receipts";
    const wchar_t *receiptID = L"c4f40e59-c390-0001-caff-ce731c707d00";
    //  This JPG image can be downloaded from https://www.chilkatsoft.com/syncedImages/penguins.jpg
    const wchar_t *filename = L"penguins.jpg";

    CkStringBuilderW sbPath;
    sbPath.Append(L"/api.xro/2.0/{Endpoint}/{Guid}/Attachments/{Filename}");
    int numReplaced = sbPath.Replace(L"{Endpoint}",endPoint);
    numReplaced = sbPath.Replace(L"{Guid}",receiptID);
    numReplaced = sbPath.Replace(L"{Filename}",filename);

    rest.AddHeader(L"Content-Type",L"image/jpeg");

    //  Load the JPG image from a file.
    CkBinDataW jpgData;
    success = jpgData.LoadFile(L"qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");

    //  We could alternatively get it from a URL like this:
    CkBinDataW jpgDataFromWeb;
    CkHttpW http;
    success = http.QuickGetBd(L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/syncedImages/penguins.jpg",jpgDataFromWeb);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  Upload with a POST
    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    success = rest.FullRequestBd(L"POST",sbPath.getAsString(),jpgData,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  A 200 response is expected for actual success.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
    }

    //  Examine the XML response
    wprintf(L"%s\n",sbResponseBody.getAsString());

    //  A successful response looks like this:

    //  	<Response xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    //  	  <Id>d82568cd-d222-49e6-b713-880b6edb0606</Id>
    //  	  <Status>OK</Status>
    //  	  <ProviderName>ChilkatPrivate</ProviderName>
    //  	  <DateTimeUTC>2016-11-11T14:17:49.5922609Z</DateTimeUTC>
    //  	  <Attachments>
    //  	    <Attachment>
    //  	      <AttachmentID>0edcddc8-325f-40c7-b950-8c71f14afc7c</AttachmentID>
    //  	      <FileName>penguins.jpg</FileName>
    //  	      <Url>http://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Receipts/c4f40e59-c390-0001-caff-ce731c707d00/Attachments/penguins.jpg</Url>
    //  	      <MimeType>image/jpg</MimeType>
    //  	      <ContentLength>777835</ContentLength>
    //  	    </Attachment>
    //  	  </Attachments>
    //  	</Response>
    }