(VBScript) Xero Get Accounts

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Download Xero accounts information

For more information, see https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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.

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

' 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/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"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequest("GET","https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

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

If (resp.StatusCode <> 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

' {
'   "Accounts": [
'     {
'       "AccountID": "ebd06280-af70-4bed-97c6-7451a454ad85",
'       "Code": "091",
'       "Name": "Business Savings Account",
'       "Type": "BANK",
'       "TaxType": "NONE",
'       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
'       "BankAccountNumber": "0209087654321050",
'       "BankAccountType": "BANK",
'       "CurrencyCode": "NZD"
'     },
'     {
'       "AccountID": "7d05a53d-613d-4eb2-a2fc-dcb6adb80b80",
'       "Code": "200",
'       "Name": "Sales",
'       "Type": "REVENUE",
'       "TaxType": "OUTPUT2",
'       "Description": "Income from any normal business activity",
'       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false
'     }
'   ]
' }
' 

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")
    Type = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Type")
    TaxType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].TaxType")
    EnablePaymentsToAccount = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount")
    BankAccountNumber = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].BankAccountNumber")
    BankAccountType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].BankAccountType")
    CurrencyCode = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].CurrencyCode")
    Description = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Description")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close