(VBScript) Quickbooks Create an Invoice

Demonstrates how to create an invoice via the Quickbooks REST API.

For more information, see https://www.developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/most-commonly-used/invoice#create-an-invoice

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

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

' First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest")
set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

' Connect to the REST server.
bTls = 1
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbAuth = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
rest.Authorization = sbAuth.GetAsString()

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
' can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
' If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
' reconnect if needed.
' --------------------------------------------------------------------------

' Create the following JSON:

' {
'   "Line": [
'     {
'       "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail",
'       "Amount": 100.0,
'       "SalesItemLineDetail": {
'         "ItemRef": {
'           "name": "Services",
'           "value": "1"
'         }
'       }
'     }
'   ],
'   "CustomerRef": {
'     "value": "1"
'   }
' }
' 
' Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Code to Create JSON

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonReq = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].DetailType","SalesItemLineDetail")
success = jsonReq.UpdateNumber("Line[0].Amount","100.0")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name","Services")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("Line[0].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value","1")
success = jsonReq.UpdateString("CustomerRef.value","1")

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = jsonReq.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
success = rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
rest.AllowHeaderFolding = 0

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode

' Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
outFile.WriteLine("response status code = " & respStatusCode)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = 0
outFile.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit())

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample output...
' (See the parsing code below..)
' 
' Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

' {
'   "Invoice": {
'     "DocNumber": "1069",
'     "SyncToken": "0",
'     "domain": "QBO",
'     "Balance": 100.0,
'     "BillAddr": {
'       "City": "Bayshore",
'       "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
'       "PostalCode": "94326",
'       "Lat": "INVALID",
'       "Long": "INVALID",
'       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
'       "Id": "2"
'     },
'     "TxnDate": "2015-07-24",
'     "TotalAmt": 100.0,
'     "CustomerRef": {
'       "name": "Amy's Bird Sanctuary",
'       "value": "1"
'     },
'     "ShipAddr": {
'       "City": "Bayshore",
'       "Line1": "4581 Finch St.",
'       "PostalCode": "94326",
'       "Lat": "INVALID",
'       "Long": "INVALID",
'       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
'       "Id": "109"
'     },
'     "LinkedTxn": [
'     ],
'     "DueDate": "2015-08-23",
'     "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
'     "Deposit": 0,
'     "sparse": false,
'     "EmailStatus": "NotSet",
'     "Line": [
'       {
'         "LineNum": 1,
'         "Amount": 100.0,
'         "SalesItemLineDetail": {
'           "TaxCodeRef": {
'             "value": "NON"
'           },
'           "ItemRef": {
'             "name": "Services",
'             "value": "1"
'           }
'         },
'         "Id": "1",
'         "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail"
'       },
'       {
'         "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
'         "Amount": 100.0,
'         "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
'       }
'     ],
'     "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
'     "CustomField": [
'       {
'         "DefinitionId": "1",
'         "Type": "StringType",
'         "Name": "Crew #"
'       }
'     ],
'     "Id": "238",
'     "TxnTaxDetail": {
'       "TotalTax": 0
'     },
'     "MetaData": {
'       "CreateTime": "2015-07-24T10:33:39-07:00",
'       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-24T10:33:39-07:00"
'     }
'   },
'   "time": "2015-07-24T10:33:39.11-07:00"
' }
' 

InvoiceDocNumber = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DocNumber")
InvoiceSyncToken = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.SyncToken")
InvoiceDomain = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain")
InvoiceBalance = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Balance")
InvoiceBillAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.City")
InvoiceBillAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line1")
InvoiceBillAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.PostalCode")
InvoiceBillAddrLat = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Lat")
InvoiceBillAddrLong = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Long")
InvoiceBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
InvoiceBillAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Id")
InvoiceTxnDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnDate")
InvoiceTotalAmt = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TotalAmt")
InvoiceCustomerRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.name")
InvoiceCustomerRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.value")
InvoiceShipAddrCity = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.City")
InvoiceShipAddrLine1 = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line1")
InvoiceShipAddrPostalCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.PostalCode")
InvoiceShipAddrLat = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Lat")
InvoiceShipAddrLong = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Long")
InvoiceShipAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
InvoiceShipAddrId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Id")
InvoiceDueDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DueDate")
InvoicePrintStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.PrintStatus")
InvoiceDeposit = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Deposit")
InvoiceSparse = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.sparse")
InvoiceEmailStatus = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.EmailStatus")
InvoiceApplyTaxAfterDiscount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.ApplyTaxAfterDiscount")
InvoiceId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id")
InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTotalTax = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax")
InvoiceMetaDataCreateTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.CreateTime")
InvoiceMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
time = jsonResponse.StringOf("time")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.LinkedTxn")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.Line")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    LineNum = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Line[i].LineNum")
    Amount = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Amount")
    SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.TaxCodeRef.value")
    SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name")
    SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value")
    Id = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Id")
    DetailType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].DetailType")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.CustomField")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    DefinitionId = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].DefinitionId")
    invType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].Type")
    Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].Name")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close