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Quickbooks Create a New Customer

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Demonstrates how to create a new customer via the Quickbooks REST API.

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Local $bSuccess = False

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

; First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
$oJsonToken = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$bSuccess = $oJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

$oRest = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Rest")

; Connect to the REST server.
Local $bTls = True
Local $iPort = 443
Local $bAutoReconnect = True
$bSuccess = $oRest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",$iPort,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)

$oSbAuth = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oSbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
$oSbAuth.Append($oJsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
$oRest.Authorization = $oSbAuth.GetAsString()

; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Note: The above code to setup the initial REST connection
; can be done once.  After connecting, any number of REST calls can be made.
; If the connection is lost, the next REST method call will automatically
; reconnect if needed.
; --------------------------------------------------------------------------

; Create the following JSON:

; {
;   "FullyQualifiedName": "King Groceries",
;   "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
;     "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
;   },
;   "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
;   "Suffix": "Jr",
;   "Title": "Mr",
;   "MiddleName": "B",
;   "Notes": "Here are other details.",
;   "FamilyName": "King",
;   "PrimaryPhone": {
;     "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
;   },
;   "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
;   "BillAddr": {
;     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
;     "City": "Mountain View",
;     "PostalCode": "94042",
;     "Line1": "123 Main Street",
;     "Country": "USA"
;   },
;   "GivenName": "James"
; }
; 
; Use the this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
; Generate Code to Create JSON

$oJsonReq = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("FullyQualifiedName","King Groceries")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryEmailAddr.Address","jdrew@myemail.com")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("DisplayName","King's Groceries")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("Suffix","Jr")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("Title","Mr")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("MiddleName","B")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("Notes","Here are other details.")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("FamilyName","King")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber","(555) 555-5555")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("CompanyName","King Groceries")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode","CA")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.City","Mountain View")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.PostalCode","94042")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Line1","123 Main Street")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("BillAddr.Country","USA")
$oJsonReq.UpdateString("GivenName","James")

$oSbRequestBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oJsonReq.EmitSb($oSbRequestBody)

$oRest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
$oRest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")
$oRest.AllowHeaderFolding = False

$oSbResponseBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$bSuccess = $oRest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/customer",$oSbRequestBody,$oSbResponseBody)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oRest.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

Local $iRespStatusCode = $oRest.ResponseStatusCode

; Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
ConsoleWrite("response status code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)

$oJsonResponse = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJsonResponse.LoadSb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJsonResponse.EmitCompact = False
ConsoleWrite($oJsonResponse.Emit() & @CRLF)

If ($oRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Failed." & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Sample output...
; (See the parsing code below..)
; 
; Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
; Generate Parsing Code from JSON

; {
;   "Customer": {
;     "domain": "QBO",
;     "PrimaryEmailAddr": {
;       "Address": "jdrew@myemail.com"
;     },
;     "DisplayName": "King's Groceries",
;     "CurrencyRef": {
;       "name": "United States Dollar",
;       "value": "USD"
;     },
;     "DefaultTaxCodeRef": {
;       "value": "2"
;     },
;     "PreferredDeliveryMethod": "Print",
;     "GivenName": "James",
;     "FullyQualifiedName": "King's Groceries",
;     "BillWithParent": false,
;     "Title": "Mr",
;     "Job": false,
;     "BalanceWithJobs": 0,
;     "PrimaryPhone": {
;       "FreeFormNumber": "(555) 555-5555"
;     },
;     "Taxable": true,
;     "MetaData": {
;       "CreateTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00",
;       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-23T10:58:12-07:00"
;     },
;     "BillAddr": {
;       "City": "Mountain View",
;       "Country": "USA",
;       "Line1": "123 Main Street",
;       "PostalCode": "94042",
;       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
;       "Id": "112"
;     },
;     "MiddleName": "B",
;     "Notes": "Here are other details.",
;     "Active": true,
;     "Balance": 0,
;     "SyncToken": "0",
;     "Suffix": "Jr",
;     "CompanyName": "King Groceries",
;     "FamilyName": "King",
;     "PrintOnCheckName": "King Groceries",
;     "sparse": false,
;     "Id": "67"
;   },
;   "time": "2015-07-23T10:58:12.099-07:00"
; }
; 

Local $sCustomerDomain = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.domain")
Local $sCustomerPrimaryEmailAddrAddress = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryEmailAddr.Address")
Local $sCustomerDisplayName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DisplayName")
Local $sCustomerCurrencyRefName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.name")
Local $sCustomerCurrencyRefValue = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CurrencyRef.value")
Local $sCustomerDefaultTaxCodeRefValue = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.DefaultTaxCodeRef.value")
Local $sCustomerPreferredDeliveryMethod = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PreferredDeliveryMethod")
Local $sCustomerGivenName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.GivenName")
Local $sCustomerFullyQualifiedName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FullyQualifiedName")
Local $bCustomerBillWithParent = $oJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.BillWithParent")
Local $sCustomerTitle = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Title")
Local $bCustomerJob = $oJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Job")
Local $iCustomerBalanceWithJobs = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.BalanceWithJobs")
Local $sCustomerPrimaryPhoneFreeFormNumber = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber")
Local $bCustomerTaxable = $oJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Taxable")
Local $sCustomerMetaDataCreateTime = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.CreateTime")
Local $sCustomerMetaDataLastUpdatedTime = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
Local $sCustomerBillAddrCity = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.City")
Local $sCustomerBillAddrCountry = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Country")
Local $sCustomerBillAddrLine1 = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Line1")
Local $sCustomerBillAddrPostalCode = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.PostalCode")
Local $sCustomerBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
Local $sCustomerBillAddrId = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.BillAddr.Id")
Local $sCustomerMiddleName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.MiddleName")
Local $sCustomerNotes = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Notes")
Local $bCustomerActive = $oJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.Active")
Local $iCustomerBalance = $oJsonResponse.IntOf("Customer.Balance")
Local $sCustomerSyncToken = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.SyncToken")
Local $sCustomerSuffix = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Suffix")
Local $sCustomerCompanyName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.CompanyName")
Local $sCustomerFamilyName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.FamilyName")
Local $sCustomerPrintOnCheckName = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.PrintOnCheckName")
Local $bCustomerSparse = $oJsonResponse.BoolOf("Customer.sparse")
Local $sCustomerId = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("Customer.Id")
Local $sTime = $oJsonResponse.StringOf("time")