Classic ASP

Constant Contact - Create a List

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Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint. Classic ASP

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success = 0

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

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

'  Implements the following CURL command:

'  curl -X POST \
'    https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists \
'    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
'    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
'    -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
'    -H 'content-type: application/json' \
'    -d '{
'    "name": "Multiple purchases",
'    "favorite": true,
'    "description": "List of repeat customers"
'  }'

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

'  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": "Multiple purchases",
'    "favorite": true,
'    "description": "List of repeat customers"
'  }

set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("name","Multiple purchases")
success = json.UpdateBool("favorite",1)
success = json.UpdateString("description","List of repeat customers")

'  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
http.SetRequestHeader "content-type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "cache-control","no-cache"

set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

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

'  {
'    "list_id": "{list_id}",
'    "name": "Multiple purchases",
'    "description": "List of repeat customers",
'    "favorite": true,
'    "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
'    "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
'  }

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

list_id = jResp.StringOf("list_id")
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
favorite = jResp.BoolOf("favorite")
created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
updated_at = jResp.StringOf("updated_at")

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