VBScript

QuickBooks - Parse the JSON of a Customer Balance Detail Report

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This example is to show how to parse the JSON of a particular Quickbooks report. The techniques shown here may help in parsing similar reports.

The JSON to be parsed is available at Sample Quickbooks Customer Balance Detail Report JSON

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")

' Get the JSON we'll be parsing..
jsonStr = http.QuickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampleData/qb_customer_balance_detail_report_2.json")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.Load(jsonStr)

' As an alternative to manually writing code, use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

' Let's parse the JSON into a CSV, and then save to a CSV file.
set csv = CreateObject("Chilkat.Csv")
csv.HasColumnNames = 1

' Set the column names of the CSV.
numColumns = json.SizeOfArray("Columns.Column")
If (numColumns < 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Unable to get column names")
    WScript.Quit
End If

i = 0
Do While i < numColumns
    json.I = i
    success = csv.SetColumnName(i,json.StringOf("Columns.Column[i].ColTitle"))
    i = i + 1
Loop

' Let's get the rows.
' We'll ignore the Header and Summary, and just get the data.
row = 0
numRows = json.SizeOfArray("Rows.Row[0].Rows.Row")
If (numRows < 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Unable to get data rows")
    WScript.Quit
End If

Do While row < numRows
    json.I = row
    numColumns = json.SizeOfArray("Rows.Row[0].Rows.Row[i].ColData")
    col = 0
    Do While col < numColumns
        json.J = col
        success = csv.SetCell(row,col,json.StringOf("Rows.Row[0].Rows.Row[i].ColData[j].value"))
        col = col + 1
    Loop
    row = row + 1
Loop

' Show the CSV 
outFile.WriteLine(csv.SaveToString())

' Save to a CSV file
success = csv.SaveFile("qa_output/customerDetailReport.csv")

outFile.Close