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Shippo Create Transaction Object

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Creates a Transaction object that represents a shipping label purchase and is based on the shipping rate.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl https://api.goshippo.com/transactions \
//     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>" \
//     -d rate="478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
//     -d label_file_type="PDF"
//     -d async=false

Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/transactions"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam "rate","478fb066930e4e3195a3686f7ea5b612"
req.AddParam "label_file_type","PDF"
req.AddParam "async","false"

req.AddHeader "Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>"

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",req,resp)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
System.DebugLog(jResp.Emit())

Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
    System.DebugLog(resp.Header)
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")
    Return
End If

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "object_state": "VALID",
//   "status": "SUCCESS",
//   "object_created": "2019-06-28T18:04:08.679Z",
//   "object_updated": "2019-06-28T18:04:10.516Z",
//   "object_id": "6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb",
//   "object_owner": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
//   "test": true,
//   "rate": "dd7556c284e8444294d2ab7099e662d2",
//   "tracking_number": "92701902416755000000000015",
//   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
//   "eta": null,
//   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?origTrackNum=92701902416755000000000015",
//   "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/6178e155da304f10aa4b4271fdca84fb.pdf?Signature=1LU0Qf11nQJGei%2FeLZr%2BQ5EwJS4%3D&Expires=1593281050&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJGLCC5MYLLWIG42A",
//   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
//   "messages": [
//   ],
//   "order": null,
//   "metadata": "",
//   "parcel": "5af766ff15684a4186b0e3c833348fac",
//   "billing": {
//     "payments": [
//     ]
//   }
// }

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

Dim object_state As String
object_state = jResp.StringOf("object_state")
Dim status As String
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
Dim object_created As String
object_created = jResp.StringOf("object_created")
Dim object_updated As String
object_updated = jResp.StringOf("object_updated")
Dim object_id As String
object_id = jResp.StringOf("object_id")
Dim object_owner As String
object_owner = jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
Dim test As Boolean
test = jResp.BoolOf("test")
Dim rate As String
rate = jResp.StringOf("rate")
Dim tracking_number As String
tracking_number = jResp.StringOf("tracking_number")
Dim tracking_status As String
tracking_status = jResp.StringOf("tracking_status")
Dim eta As String
eta = jResp.StringOf("eta")
Dim tracking_url_provider As String
tracking_url_provider = jResp.StringOf("tracking_url_provider")
Dim label_url As String
label_url = jResp.StringOf("label_url")
Dim commercial_invoice_url As String
commercial_invoice_url = jResp.StringOf("commercial_invoice_url")
Dim order As String
order = jResp.StringOf("order")
Dim metadata As String
metadata = jResp.StringOf("metadata")
Dim parcel As String
parcel = jResp.StringOf("parcel")
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
Dim count_i As Int32
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("billing.payments")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Wend