(VBScript) WooCommerce Create a Product

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Demonstrates how to create a new product in WooCommerce.

For more information, see https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#create-a-product

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

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

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v3/products \
'     -u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
'     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
'     -d '{
'   "name": "Premium Quality",
'   "type": "simple",
'   "regular_price": "21.99",
'   "description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.",
'   "short_description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.",
'   "categories": [
'     {
'       "id": 9
'     },
'     {
'       "id": 14
'     }
'   ],
'   "images": [
'     {
'       "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_front.jpg"
'     },
'     {
'       "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_back.jpg"
'     }
'   ]
' }'

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

http.BasicAuth = 1
http.Login = "consumer_key"
http.Password = "consumer_secret"

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "name": "Premium Quality",
'   "type": "simple",
'   "regular_price": "21.99",
'   "description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.",
'   "short_description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.",
'   "categories": [
'     {
'       "id": 9
'     },
'     {
'       "id": 14
'     }
'   ],
'   "images": [
'     {
'       "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_front.jpg"
'     },
'     {
'       "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_back.jpg"
'     }
'   ]
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("name","Premium Quality")
success = json.UpdateString("type","simple")
success = json.UpdateString("regular_price","21.99")
success = json.UpdateString("description","Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.")
success = json.UpdateString("short_description","Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.")
success = json.UpdateInt("categories[0].id",9)
success = json.UpdateInt("categories[1].id",14)
success = json.UpdateString("images[0].src","http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_front.jpg")
success = json.UpdateString("images[1].src","http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_back.jpg")

http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v3/products","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
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:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "id": 794,
'   "name": "Premium Quality",
'   "slug": "premium-quality-19",
'   "permalink": "https://example.com/product/premium-quality-19/",
'   "date_created": "2017-03-23T17:01:14",
'   "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:14",
'   "date_modified": "2017-03-23T17:01:14",
'   "date_modified_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:14",
'   "type": "simple",
'   "status": "publish",
'   "featured": false,
'   "catalog_visibility": "visible",
'   "description": "<p>Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo.</p>\n",
'   "short_description": "<p>Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.</p>\n",
'   "sku": "",
'   "price": "21.99",
'   "regular_price": "21.99",
'   "sale_price": "",
'   "date_on_sale_from": null,
'   "date_on_sale_from_gmt": null,
'   "date_on_sale_to": null,
'   "date_on_sale_to_gmt": null,
'   "price_html": "<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;</span>21.99</span>",
'   "on_sale": false,
'   "purchasable": true,
'   "total_sales": 0,
'   "virtual": false,
'   "downloadable": false,
'   "downloads": [
'   ],
'   "download_limit": -1,
'   "download_expiry": -1,
'   "external_url": "",
'   "button_text": "",
'   "tax_status": "taxable",
'   "tax_class": "",
'   "manage_stock": false,
'   "stock_quantity": null,
'   "stock_status": "instock",
'   "backorders": "no",
'   "backorders_allowed": false,
'   "backordered": false,
'   "sold_individually": false,
'   "weight": "",
'   "dimensions": {
'     "length": "",
'     "width": "",
'     "height": ""
'   },
'   "shipping_required": true,
'   "shipping_taxable": true,
'   "shipping_class": "",
'   "shipping_class_id": 0,
'   "reviews_allowed": true,
'   "average_rating": "0.00",
'   "rating_count": 0,
'   "related_ids": [
'     53,
'     40,
'     56,
'     479,
'     99
'   ],
'   "upsell_ids": [
'   ],
'   "cross_sell_ids": [
'   ],
'   "parent_id": 0,
'   "purchase_note": "",
'   "categories": [
'     {
'       "id": 9,
'       "name": "Clothing",
'       "slug": "clothing"
'     },
'     {
'       "id": 14,
'       "name": "T-shirts",
'       "slug": "t-shirts"
'     }
'   ],
'   "tags": [
'   ],
'   "images": [
'     {
'       "id": 792,
'       "date_created": "2017-03-23T14:01:13",
'       "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:13",
'       "date_modified": "2017-03-23T14:01:13",
'       "date_modified_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:13",
'       "src": "https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/T_2_front-4.jpg",
'       "name": "",
'       "alt": ""
'     },
'     {
'       "id": 793,
'       "date_created": "2017-03-23T14:01:14",
'       "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:14",
'       "date_modified": "2017-03-23T14:01:14",
'       "date_modified_gmt": "2017-03-23T20:01:14",
'       "src": "https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/T_2_back-2.jpg",
'       "name": "",
'       "alt": ""
'     }
'   ],
'   "attributes": [
'   ],
'   "default_attributes": [
'   ],
'   "variations": [
'   ],
'   "grouped_products": [
'   ],
'   "menu_order": 0,
'   "meta_data": [
'   ],
'   "_links": {
'     "self": [
'       {
'         "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v3/products/794"
'       }
'     ],
'     "collection": [
'       {
'         "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v3/products"
'       }
'     ]
'   }
' }

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set date_created = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set date_created_gmt = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set date_modified = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set date_modified_gmt = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set date_on_sale_from = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set date_on_sale_from_gmt = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set date_on_sale_to = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.DtObj")
set date_on_sale_to_gmt = CreateObject("Chilkat.DtObj")

id = jResp.IntOf("id")
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
slug = jResp.StringOf("slug")
permalink = jResp.StringOf("permalink")
success = jResp.DtOf("date_created",0,date_created)
success = jResp.DtOf("date_created_gmt",0,date_created_gmt)
success = jResp.DtOf("date_modified",0,date_modified)
success = jResp.DtOf("date_modified_gmt",0,date_modified_gmt)
v_type = jResp.StringOf("type")
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
featured = jResp.BoolOf("featured")
catalog_visibility = jResp.StringOf("catalog_visibility")
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
short_description = jResp.StringOf("short_description")
sku = jResp.StringOf("sku")
price = jResp.StringOf("price")
regular_price = jResp.StringOf("regular_price")
sale_price = jResp.StringOf("sale_price")
success = jResp.DtOf("date_on_sale_from",0,date_on_sale_from)
success = jResp.DtOf("date_on_sale_from_gmt",0,date_on_sale_from_gmt)
success = jResp.DtOf("date_on_sale_to",0,date_on_sale_to)
success = jResp.DtOf("date_on_sale_to_gmt",0,date_on_sale_to_gmt)
price_html = jResp.StringOf("price_html")
on_sale = jResp.BoolOf("on_sale")
purchasable = jResp.BoolOf("purchasable")
total_sales = jResp.IntOf("total_sales")
virtual = jResp.BoolOf("virtual")
downloadable = jResp.BoolOf("downloadable")
download_limit = jResp.IntOf("download_limit")
download_expiry = jResp.IntOf("download_expiry")
external_url = jResp.StringOf("external_url")
button_text = jResp.StringOf("button_text")
tax_status = jResp.StringOf("tax_status")
tax_class = jResp.StringOf("tax_class")
manage_stock = jResp.BoolOf("manage_stock")
stock_quantity = jResp.StringOf("stock_quantity")
stock_status = jResp.StringOf("stock_status")
backorders = jResp.StringOf("backorders")
backorders_allowed = jResp.BoolOf("backorders_allowed")
backordered = jResp.BoolOf("backordered")
sold_individually = jResp.BoolOf("sold_individually")
weight = jResp.StringOf("weight")
dimensionsLength = jResp.StringOf("dimensions.length")
dimensionsWidth = jResp.StringOf("dimensions.width")
dimensionsHeight = jResp.StringOf("dimensions.height")
shipping_required = jResp.BoolOf("shipping_required")
shipping_taxable = jResp.BoolOf("shipping_taxable")
shipping_class = jResp.StringOf("shipping_class")
shipping_class_id = jResp.IntOf("shipping_class_id")
reviews_allowed = jResp.BoolOf("reviews_allowed")
average_rating = jResp.StringOf("average_rating")
rating_count = jResp.IntOf("rating_count")
parent_id = jResp.IntOf("parent_id")
purchase_note = jResp.StringOf("purchase_note")
menu_order = jResp.IntOf("menu_order")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("downloads")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("related_ids")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    intVal = jResp.IntOf("related_ids[i]")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("upsell_ids")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("cross_sell_ids")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("categories")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.IntOf("categories[i].id")
    name = jResp.StringOf("categories[i].name")
    slug = jResp.StringOf("categories[i].slug")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("tags")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("images")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.IntOf("images[i].id")
    success = jResp.DtOf("images[i].date_created",0,date_created)
    success = jResp.DtOf("images[i].date_created_gmt",0,date_created_gmt)
    success = jResp.DtOf("images[i].date_modified",0,date_modified)
    success = jResp.DtOf("images[i].date_modified_gmt",0,date_modified_gmt)
    src = jResp.StringOf("images[i].src")
    name = jResp.StringOf("images[i].name")
    alt = jResp.StringOf("images[i].alt")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("attributes")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("default_attributes")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("variations")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("grouped_products")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("meta_data")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("_links.self")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    href = jResp.StringOf("_links.self[i].href")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("_links.collection")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    href = jResp.StringOf("_links.collection[i].href")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close