(Visual Basic 6.0) JSON FindRecord Example

Demonstrates the FindRecord method for searching an array of JSON records. The data used in this example is available at JSON sample data for FindRecord.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

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' Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject

Dim success As Long
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/qb_accounts.json")

' A sample of the content of qb_accounts.json is shown at the bottom of this example.
' The goal is to search the array of Account records to return the 1st match

' Find the account with the name "Advertising"
Dim arrayPath As String
arrayPath = "QueryResponse.Account"
Dim relativePath As String
relativePath = "Name"
Dim value As String
value = "Advertising"
Dim caseSensitive As Long
caseSensitive = 1

Dim accountRec As ChilkatJsonObject
Set accountRec = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
If (json.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Record not found."
    Exit Sub
End If

' The accountRec should contain this:

'       {
'         "Name": "Advertising",
'         "SubAccount": false,
'         "FullyQualifiedName": "Advertising",
'         "Active": true,
'         "Classification": "Expense",
'         "AccountType": "Expense",
'         "AccountSubType": "AdvertisingPromotional",
'         "CurrentBalance": 0,
'         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
'         "CurrencyRef": {
'           "value": "USD",
'           "name": "United States Dollar"
'         },
'         "domain": "QBO",
'         "sparse": false,
'         "Id": "7",
'         "SyncToken": "0",
'         "MetaData": {
'           "CreateTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00",
'           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00"
'         }
'       }

Debug.Print "FullyQualifiedName: " & accountRec.StringOf("FullyQualifiedName")
Debug.Print "AccountType: " & accountRec.StringOf("AccountType")
Debug.Print "AccountSubType: " & accountRec.StringOf("AccountSubType")
Debug.Print "----"

' ------------------------------------------------------------------
' Find the first account where the currency is USD
relativePath = "CurrencyRef.value"
value = "USD"
caseSensitive = 1

Set accountRec = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
If (json.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Record not found."
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Name: " & accountRec.StringOf("Name")
Debug.Print "CurrencyRef.name: " & accountRec.StringOf("CurrencyRef.name")
Debug.Print "----"

' ------------------------------------------------------------------
' Find the first account with "receivable" in the name (case insensitive)
relativePath = "Name"
value = "*receivable*"
caseSensitive = 0

Set accountRec = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
If (json.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Record not found."
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Name: " & accountRec.StringOf("Name")
Debug.Print "----"

' -----------------------------------------------------------------
' qb_accounts.json contains this data
' 
' {
'   "QueryResponse": {
'     "Account": [
'       {
'         "Name": "Accounts Payable (A/P)",
'         "SubAccount": false,
'         "Description": "Description added during update.",
'         "FullyQualifiedName": "Accounts Payable (A/P)",
'         "Active": true,
'         "Classification": "Liability",
'         "AccountType": "Accounts Payable",
'         "AccountSubType": "AccountsPayable",
'         "CurrentBalance": -1602.67,
'         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": -1602.67,
'         "CurrencyRef": {
'           "value": "USD",
'           "name": "United States Dollar"
'         },
'         "domain": "QBO",
'         "sparse": false,
'         "Id": "33",
'         "SyncToken": "1",
'         "MetaData": {
'           "CreateTime": "2016-09-10T10:12:02-07:00",
'           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-24T16:41:39-07:00"
'         }
'       },
'       {
'         "Name": "Accounts Receivable (A/R)",
'         "SubAccount": false,
'         "FullyQualifiedName": "Accounts Receivable (A/R)",
'         "Active": true,
'         "Classification": "Asset",
'         "AccountType": "Accounts Receivable",
'         "AccountSubType": "AccountsReceivable",
'         "CurrentBalance": 5281.52,
'         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 5281.52,
'         "CurrencyRef": {
'           "value": "USD",
'           "name": "United States Dollar"
'         },
'         "domain": "QBO",
'         "sparse": false,
'         "Id": "84",
'         "SyncToken": "0",
'         "MetaData": {
'           "CreateTime": "2016-09-14T14:49:29-07:00",
'           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-17T13:16:17-07:00"
'         }
'       },
'       {
'         "Name": "Advertising",
'         "SubAccount": false,
'         "FullyQualifiedName": "Advertising",
'         "Active": true,
'         "Classification": "Expense",
'         "AccountType": "Expense",
'         "AccountSubType": "AdvertisingPromotional",
'         "CurrentBalance": 0,
'         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
'         "CurrencyRef": {
'           "value": "USD",
'           "name": "United States Dollar"
'         },
'         "domain": "QBO",
'         "sparse": false,
'         "Id": "7",
'         "SyncToken": "0",
'         "MetaData": {
'           "CreateTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00",
'           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00"
'         }
'       },
'       {
'         "Name": "Arizona Dept. of Revenue Payable",
'         "SubAccount": false,
'         "FullyQualifiedName": "Arizona Dept. of Revenue Payable",
'         "Active": true,
'         "Classification": "Liability",
'         "AccountType": "Other Current Liability",
'         "AccountSubType": "GlobalTaxPayable",
'         "CurrentBalance": 0,
'         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
'         "CurrencyRef": {
'           "value": "USD",
'           "name": "United States Dollar"
'         },
'         "domain": "QBO",
'         "sparse": false,
'         "Id": "89",
'         "SyncToken": "0",
'         "MetaData": {
'           "CreateTime": "2016-09-16T12:17:04-07:00",
'           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-17T13:05:01-07:00"
'         }
'       },
'       {
'         "Name": "Automobile",
'         "SubAccount": false,
'         "FullyQualifiedName": "Automobile",
'         "Active": true,
'         "Classification": "Expense",
'         "AccountType": "Expense",
'         "AccountSubType": "Auto",
'         "CurrentBalance": 0,
'         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
'         "CurrencyRef": {
'           "value": "USD",
'           "name": "United States Dollar"
'         },
'         "domain": "QBO",
'         "sparse": false,
'         "Id": "55",
'         "SyncToken": "0",
'         "MetaData": {
'           "CreateTime": "2016-09-14T10:15:53-07:00",
'           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-14T10:16:05-07:00"
'         }
'       },
' ...
'