(VBScript) Xero Update Account Details

Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API)

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

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"

' The following JSON is sent in the request body:

' {
'   "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
'   "Name": "Sales account",
'   "Type": "REVENUE",
'   "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
'   "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
'   "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
'   "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
' }

' Use 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 jsonRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("AccountID","54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Name","Sales account")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Type","REVENUE")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("TaxType","OUTPUT")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("Description","Income from any normal business trading activity")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("EnablePaymentsToAccount","false")
success = jsonRequestBody.UpdateString("ShowInExpenseClaims","false")

url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0"

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PText("POST",url,jsonRequestBody.Emit(),"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
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 >= 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": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
'   "Status": "OK",
'   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
'   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
'   "Accounts": [
'     {
'       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
'       "Code": "201",
'       "Name": "Sales account",
'       "Status": "ACTIVE",
'       "Type": "REVENUE",
'       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
'       "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
'       "Class": "REVENUE",
'       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
'       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
'       "ReportingCode": "REV",
'       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
'       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+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")
    Description = jsonResponse.StringOf("Accounts[i].Description")
    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