VBScript Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Xero Create Account

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Create new accounts in a Xero company. 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 requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

'  Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
'  Get Xero Tenant IDs
http.SetRequestHeader "Xero-tenant-id","83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7"

http.Accept = "application/json"

'  The following JSON is sent in the request body:

'  {
'    "Code": "201",
'    "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
'    "Type": "SALES"
'  }

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

set jsonRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Code","201")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales - clearance lines")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","SALES")

url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts"

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("PUT",url,jsonRequestBody,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code: " & resp.StatusCode)

set jsonResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jsonResponse.EmitCompact = 0
outFile.WriteLine(jsonResponse.Emit())

If (resp.StatusCode >= 300) 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

'  {
'    "Id": "705036aa-771d-4c0a-9d66-28904022858c",
'    "Status": "OK",
'    "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
'    "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587161712234)\/",
'    "Accounts": [
'      {
'        "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
'        "Code": "201",
'        "Name": "Sales - clearance lines",
'        "Status": "ACTIVE",
'        "Type": "SALES",
'        "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
'        "Class": "REVENUE",
'        "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
'        "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
'        "ReportingCode": "REV",
'        "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
'        "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587161712283+0000)\/",
'        "AddToWatchlist": false
'      }
'    ]
'  }
'  

Id = jsonResponse.StringOf("Id")
Status = jsonResponse.StringOf("Status")
ProviderName = jsonResponse.StringOf("ProviderName")
DateTimeUTC = jsonResponse.StringOf("DateTimeUTC")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Accounts")
Do While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    AccountID = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].AccountID")
    Code = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Code")
    Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Name")
    Status = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Status")
    Type = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Type")
    TaxType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].TaxType")
    Class = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Class")
    EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount")
    ShowInExpenseClaims = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims")
    ReportingCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCode")
    ReportingCodeName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName")
    UpdatedDateUTC = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC")
    AddToWatchlist = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close