VBScript

GetHarvest - Update Contact

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Updates the specific contact by setting the values of the parameters passed. Any parameters not provided will be left unchanged. Returns a contact object and a 200 OK response code if the call succeeded. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/contacts/CONTACT_ID" \
'   -H "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
'   -H "Harvest-Account-Id: ACCOUNT_ID" \
'   -H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)" \
'   -X PATCH \
'   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
'   -d '{"title":"Owner"}'

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "title": "Owner"
' }

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("title","Owner")

http.SetRequestHeader "User-Agent","MyApp (yourname@example.com)"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN"
http.SetRequestHeader "Harvest-Account-Id","ACCOUNT_ID"

set sbRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpSb("PATCH","https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/contacts/CONTACT_ID",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON response:

' {
'   "id": 4706510,
'   "title": "Owner",
'   "first_name": "George",
'   "last_name": "Frank",
'   "email": "georgefrank@example.com",
'   "phone_office": "",
'   "phone_mobile": "",
'   "fax": "",
'   "created_at": "2017-06-26T21:44:57Z",
'   "updated_at": "2017-06-26T21:46:48Z",
'   "client": {
'     "id": 5735776,
'     "name": "123 Industries"
'   }
' }

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

id = jResp.IntOf("id")
title = jResp.StringOf("title")
first_name = jResp.StringOf("first_name")
last_name = jResp.StringOf("last_name")
email = jResp.StringOf("email")
phone_office = jResp.StringOf("phone_office")
phone_mobile = jResp.StringOf("phone_mobile")
fax = jResp.StringOf("fax")
created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
updated_at = jResp.StringOf("updated_at")
clientId = jResp.IntOf("client.id")
clientName = jResp.StringOf("client.name")

outFile.Close