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PayPal - Find Captures

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Finds captures for previous authorizations. (A capture is when the funds from an authorization are captured. There can be more than one capture, where the sum adds to the full authorization amount or an amount lower than the authorized amount.)

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

' Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

' Build the Authorization request header field value.
set sbAuth = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
' token_type should be "Bearer"
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("token_type"))
success = sbAuth.Append(" ")
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

' Make the initial connection.
' A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
' The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
' then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
' because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
' the app may send many requests..
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

' Clear the REST object of any headers or query params from previous requests.
success = rest.ClearAllHeaders()
success = rest.ClearAllQueryParams()

success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.GetAsString())

' To find captured payments, we list payments and look for those
' containing a "capture" resource.
success = rest.AddQueryParam("count","100")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("start_index","0")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("sort_by","update_time")
success = rest.AddQueryParam("sort_order","asc")

' Send the GET request and get the JSON response.
set sbJsonResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/v1/payments/payment",sbJsonResponse)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
json.EmitCompact = 0
success = json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

' (optional) Save the entire JSON response to a file to examine if desired..
set sbTemp = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = json.EmitSb(sbTemp)
success = sbTemp.WriteFile("qa_output/paypal_payments.json","utf-8",0)

outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)

' Did we get a 200 success response?
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' We are looking for "capture" resources .
' As shown below, we are looking in the "transactions" for "related_resources"
' containing "capture" JSON objects. 

' 	{ 
' 	  "payments": [
' 	    { 
' 	      "id": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
' 	      "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:33:51Z",
' 	      "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
' 	      "state": "approved",
' 	      "intent": "authorize",
' 	      "payer": { 
' 	        "payment_method": "credit_card",
' 	        "funding_instruments": [
' 	          { 
' 	            ...
' 	          }
' 	        ]
' 	      },
' 	      "transactions": [
' 	        { 
' 	          "amount": { 
' 	            ...
' 	          },
' 	          "description": "This is the payment transaction description.",
' 	          "related_resources": [
' 	            { 
' 	              "authorization": { 
' 	                ...
' 	              }
' 	            },
' 	            { 
' 	              "capture": { 
' 	                "id": "1LY5310469661362J",
' 	                "create_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:50Z",
' 	                "update_time": "2016-11-24T00:40:54Z",
' 	                "amount": { 
' 	                  "total": "4.54",
' 	                  "currency": "USD"
' 	                },
' 	                "state": "completed",
' 	                "parent_payment": "PAY-2CY489250W145633HLA3DK3Y",
' 	                "transaction_fee": { 
' 	                  "value": "0.43",
' 	                  "currency": "USD"
' 	                },
' 			...
' 

' Iterate over the payments and show each capture
set jsonCapture = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
numPayments = json.SizeOfArray("payments")
i = 0
Do While i < numPayments
    json.I = i
    j = 0
    numTransactions = json.SizeOfArray("payments[i].transactions")
    Do While j < numTransactions
        json.J = j
        numRelatedResources = json.SizeOfArray("payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources")
        k = 0
        Do While k < numRelatedResources
            json.K = k
            If (json.HasMember("payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources[k].capture") = 1) Then

                success = json.ObjectOf2("payments[i].transactions[j].related_resources[k].capture",jsonCapture)

                outFile.WriteLine("capture id: " & jsonCapture.StringOf("id"))
                outFile.WriteLine("state: " & jsonCapture.StringOf("state"))
                outFile.WriteLine("total: " & jsonCapture.StringOf("amount.total"))
                outFile.WriteLine("----")
            End If

            k = k + 1
        Loop
        j = j + 1
    Loop
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.WriteLine("success")

outFile.Close