(VB.NET) Peoplevox SaveData

Demonstrates how to call the Peoplevox SaveData SOAP method. This example adds a new carrier (DHL) to the system.

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

Dim success As Boolean

' Sends a POST that looks like this:

' 	POST /PEOPLEVOX_CLIENT_ID/resources/integrationservicev4.asmx HTTP/1.1
' 	Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8
' 	SOAPAction: http://www.peoplevox.net/SaveData
' 	Content-Length: (automatically computed and added by Chilkat)
' 	Host: qac.peoplevox.net
' 
' 	<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:peop="http://www.peoplevox.net/">
' 	   <soap:Header>
' 	      <peop:UserSessionCredentials>
' 	         <peop:UserId>PEOPLEVOX_USER_ID</peop:UserId>
' 	         <peop:ClientId>PEOPLEVOX_CLIENT_ID</peop:ClientId>
' 	         <peop:SessionId>PEOPLEVOX_SESSION_ID</peop:SessionId>
' 	      </peop:UserSessionCredentials>
' 	   </soap:Header>
'         <soap:Body>
'           <peop:SaveData>
'              <peop:saveRequest>
'                 <peop:TemplateName>Carriers</peop:TemplateName>
'                 <peop:CsvData>CSV_DATA</peop:CsvData>
'                 <peop:Action>0</peop:Action>
'              </peop:saveRequest>
'           </peop:SaveData>
'        </soap:Body>
' 	</soap:Envelope>
' 

' Notice that a UserId is needed here.  This is different than the username required for Peoplevox authentication.
'    The UserId for the admin account is 1.
'     
Dim sbSoapXml As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbSoapXml.Append("<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap=""http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"" xmlns:peop=""http://www.peoplevox.net/"">" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("   <soap:Header>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("      <peop:UserSessionCredentials>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("         <peop:UserId>PEOPLEVOX_USER_ID</peop:UserId>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("         <peop:ClientId>PEOPLEVOX_CLIENT_ID</peop:ClientId>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("         <peop:SessionId>PEOPLEVOX_SESSION_ID</peop:SessionId>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("      </peop:UserSessionCredentials>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("   </soap:Header>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("   <soap:Body>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("      <peop:SaveData>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("         <peop:saveRequest>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("            <peop:TemplateName>Carriers</peop:TemplateName>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("            <peop:CsvData>CSV_DATA</peop:CsvData>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("            <peop:Action>0</peop:Action>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("         </peop:saveRequest>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("      </peop:SaveData>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("   </soap:Body>" & vbCrLf)
sbSoapXml.Append("</soap:Envelope>")

Dim sbCsvData As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbCsvData.Append("Name,Reference" & vbCrLf)
sbCsvData.Append("DHL,D0001")
Dim numReplacements As Integer = sbSoapXml.Replace("CSV_DATA",sbCsvData.GetAsString())

Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.SendCharset = True
req.Charset = "utf-8"
req.AddHeader("Content-Type","text/xml")
req.AddHeader("SOAPAction","http://www.peoplevox.net/SaveData")
req.Path = "/PEOPLEVOX_CLIENT_ID/resources/integrationservicev4.asmx"
success = req.LoadBodyFromString(sbSoapXml.GetAsString(),"utf-8")

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
http.FollowRedirects = True

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.SynchronousRequest("qac.peoplevox.net",443,True,req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' We should expect a 200 response if successful.
If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Response StatusCode = " & resp.StatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response StatusLine: " & resp.StatusLine)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
    Exit Sub
End If



Dim xmlResponse As New Chilkat.Xml
success = xmlResponse.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr)
Debug.WriteLine(xmlResponse.GetXml())


' A successful response is shown below.
' To parse a successful response:
Dim reference As String = xmlResponse.ChilkatPath("soap:Body|SaveDataResponse|SaveDataResult|Statuses|IntegrationStatusResponse|Reference|*")
Debug.WriteLine("Reference = " & reference)
Dim status As String = xmlResponse.ChilkatPath("soap:Body|SaveDataResponse|SaveDataResult|Statuses|IntegrationStatusResponse|Status|*")
Debug.WriteLine("Status = " & status)

' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
' <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
'     <soap:Body>
'         <SaveDataResponse xmlns="http://www.peoplevox.net/">
'             <SaveDataResult>
'                 <ResponseId>0</ResponseId>
'                 <TotalCount>1</TotalCount>
'                 <Detail />
'                 <Statuses>
'                     <IntegrationStatusResponse>
'                         <Reference>D0001</Reference>
'                         <Status>Success</Status>
'                         <LineNo>0</LineNo>
'                     </IntegrationStatusResponse>
'                 </Statuses>
'                 <ImportingQueueId>0</ImportingQueueId>
'                 <SalesOrdersToDespatchIds />
'             </SaveDataResult>
'         </SaveDataResponse>
'     </soap:Body>
' </soap:Envelope>