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Quickbooks Send an Invoice

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Demonstrates how to send an invoice using the Quickbooks REST API.

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    success := 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.
    jsonToken := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json")

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    // Connect to the REST server.
    bTls := true
    port := 443
    bAutoReconnect := true
    success = rest.Connect("sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

    sbAuth := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
    sbAuth.Append(*jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))
    rest.SetAuthorization(sbAuth.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.
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Technically, the POST has an empty request body, but the Quickbooks documentation indicates that 
    // the Content-Type header should be set to "application/octet-stream", which really makes no sense
    // because there is not content. (How can no content have a type???)
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/octet-stream")
    rest.SetAllowHeaderFolding(false)

    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("POST","/v3/company/<realmID>/invoice/<invoiceId>/send?sendTo=<emailAddr>",sbResponseBody)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    respStatusCode := rest.ResponseStatusCode()

    // Success is indicated by a 200 response status code.
    fmt.Println("response status code = ", respStatusCode)

    jsonResponse := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
    jsonResponse.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*jsonResponse.Emit())

    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 200 {
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

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

    // {
    //   "Invoice": {
    //     "TxnDate": "2013-03-14",
    //     "domain": "QBO",
    //     "CurrencyRef": {
    //       "name": "United States Dollar",
    //       "value": "USD"
    //     },
    //     "ShipDate": "2013-03-01",
    //     "TrackingNum": "123456789",
    //     "ClassRef": {
    //       "name": "Class 1",
    //       "value": "200900000000000003901"
    //     },
    //     "PrintStatus": "NeedToPrint",
    //     "SalesTermRef": {
    //       "value": "4"
    //     },
    //     "DeliveryInfo": {
    //       "DeliveryType": "Email",
    //       "DeliveryTime": "2014-12-17T11:50:52-08:00"
    //     },
    //     "TotalAmt": 52.0,
    //     "Line": [
    //       {
    //         "Description": "Sample invoice create request",
    //         "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail",
    //         "SalesItemLineDetail": {
    //           "TaxCodeRef": {
    //             "value": "TAX"
    //           },
    //           "Qty": 1,
    //           "UnitPrice": 50,
    //           "ServiceDate": "2013-03-04",
    //           "ItemRef": {
    //             "name": "Hours",
    //             "value": "2"
    //           }
    //         },
    //         "LineNum": 1,
    //         "Amount": 50.0,
    //         "Id": "1"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "DetailType": "SubTotalLineDetail",
    //         "Amount": 50.0,
    //         "SubTotalLineDetail": {}
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "DetailType": "DiscountLineDetail",
    //         "Amount": 5.0,
    //         "DiscountLineDetail": {
    //           "DiscountAccountRef": {
    //             "name": "Discounts given",
    //             "value": "30"
    //           },
    //           "PercentBased": true,
    //           "DiscountPercent": 10
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "DetailType": "SalesItemLineDetail",
    //         "Amount": 2.0,
    //         "SalesItemLineDetail": {
    //           "ItemRef": {
    //             "value": "SHIPPING_ITEM_ID"
    //           }
    //         }
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "DueDate": "2013-05-13",
    //     "MetaData": {
    //       "CreateTime": "2013-03-14T01:42:16-07:00",
    //       "LastUpdatedTime": "2014-12-17T11:50:58-08:00"
    //     },
    //     "DocNumber": "Sample_Inv#2",
    //     "PrivateNote": "Summary for sample invoice",
    //     "sparse": false,
    //     "DepositToAccountRef": {
    //       "name": "Undeposited Funds",
    //       "value": "4"
    //     },
    //     "CustomerMemo": {
    //       "value": "This is the customer message"
    //     },
    //     "EmailStatus": "EmailSent",
    //     "Deposit": 12.0,
    //     "Balance": 40.0,
    //     "CustomerRef": {
    //       "name": "Mr V3 Service Customer Jr2",
    //       "value": "15"
    //     },
    //     "TxnTaxDetail": {
    //       "TxnTaxCodeRef": {
    //         "value": "5"
    //       },
    //       "TotalTax": 5.0,
    //       "TaxLine": [
    //         {
    //           "DetailType": "TaxLineDetail",
    //           "Amount": 5.0,
    //           "TaxLineDetail": {
    //             "NetAmountTaxable": 50.0,
    //             "TaxPercent": 10,
    //             "TaxRateRef": {
    //               "value": "2"
    //             },
    //             "PercentBased": true
    //           }
    //         }
    //       ]
    //     },
    //     "SyncToken": "0",
    //     "BillEmail": {
    //       "Address": "test@intuit.com"
    //     },
    //     "ShipAddr": {
    //       "City": "San Jose",
    //       "Country": "USA",
    //       "Line5": "Cube 999",
    //       "Line4": "Dept 12",
    //       "Line3": "123 street",
    //       "Line2": "Building 1",
    //       "Line1": "Intuit",
    //       "PostalCode": "95123",
    //       "Lat": "37.2374847",
    //       "Long": "-121.8277925",
    //       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //       "Id": "36"
    //     },
    //     "DepartmentRef": {
    //       "name": "Mountain View",
    //       "value": "1"
    //     },
    //     "ShipMethodRef": {
    //       "name": "UPS",
    //       "value": "UPS"
    //     },
    //     "BillAddr": {
    //       "City": "Mountain View",
    //       "Country": "USA",
    //       "Line5": "Cube 999",
    //       "Line4": "Dept 12",
    //       "Line3": "123 street",
    //       "Line2": "Building 1",
    //       "Line1": "Google",
    //       "PostalCode": "95123",
    //       "Lat": "37.2374847",
    //       "Long": "-121.8277925",
    //       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //       "Id": "35"
    //     },
    //     "ApplyTaxAfterDiscount": false,
    //     "CustomField": [
    //       {
    //         "StringValue": "Custom1",
    //         "Type": "StringType",
    //         "Name": "Custom 1"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "StringValue": "Custom2",
    //         "Type": "StringType",
    //         "Name": "Custom 2"
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "StringValue": "Custom3",
    //         "Type": "StringType",
    //         "Name": "Custom 3"
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "Id": "96"
    //   },
    //   "time": "2013-03-14T13:32:04.895-07:00"
    // }
    // 

    var Description *string = new(string)
    var DetailType *string = new(string)
    var SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue *string = new(string)
    var SalesItemLineDetailQty int
    var SalesItemLineDetailUnitPrice int
    var SalesItemLineDetailServiceDate *string = new(string)
    var SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName *string = new(string)
    var SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue *string = new(string)
    var LineNum int
    var Amount *string = new(string)
    var Id *string = new(string)
    var DiscountLineDetailDiscountAccountRefName *string = new(string)
    var DiscountLineDetailDiscountAccountRefValue *string = new(string)
    var DiscountLineDetailPercentBased bool
    var DiscountLineDetailDiscountPercent int
    var TaxLineDetailNetAmountTaxable *string = new(string)
    var TaxLineDetailTaxPercent int
    var TaxLineDetailTaxRateRefValue *string = new(string)
    var TaxLineDetailPercentBased bool
    var StringValue *string = new(string)
    var Type *string = new(string)
    var Name *string = new(string)

    InvoiceTxnDate := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnDate")
    InvoiceDomain := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.domain")
    InvoiceCurrencyRefName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CurrencyRef.name")
    InvoiceCurrencyRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CurrencyRef.value")
    InvoiceShipDate := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipDate")
    InvoiceTrackingNum := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TrackingNum")
    InvoiceClassRefName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ClassRef.name")
    InvoiceClassRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ClassRef.value")
    InvoicePrintStatus := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.PrintStatus")
    InvoiceSalesTermRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.SalesTermRef.value")
    InvoiceDeliveryInfoDeliveryType := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DeliveryInfo.DeliveryType")
    InvoiceDeliveryInfoDeliveryTime := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DeliveryInfo.DeliveryTime")
    InvoiceTotalAmt := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TotalAmt")
    InvoiceDueDate := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DueDate")
    InvoiceMetaDataCreateTime := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.CreateTime")
    InvoiceMetaDataLastUpdatedTime := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.MetaData.LastUpdatedTime")
    InvoiceDocNumber := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DocNumber")
    InvoicePrivateNote := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.PrivateNote")
    InvoiceSparse := jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.sparse")
    InvoiceDepositToAccountRefName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DepositToAccountRef.name")
    InvoiceDepositToAccountRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DepositToAccountRef.value")
    InvoiceCustomerMemoValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerMemo.value")
    InvoiceEmailStatus := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.EmailStatus")
    InvoiceDeposit := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Deposit")
    InvoiceBalance := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Balance")
    InvoiceCustomerRefName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.name")
    InvoiceCustomerRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomerRef.value")
    InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTxnTaxCodeRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TxnTaxCodeRef.value")
    InvoiceTxnTaxDetailTotalTax := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TotalTax")
    InvoiceSyncToken := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.SyncToken")
    InvoiceBillEmailAddress := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillEmail.Address")
    InvoiceShipAddrCity := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.City")
    InvoiceShipAddrCountry := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Country")
    InvoiceShipAddrLine5 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line5")
    InvoiceShipAddrLine4 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line4")
    InvoiceShipAddrLine3 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line3")
    InvoiceShipAddrLine2 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line2")
    InvoiceShipAddrLine1 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Line1")
    InvoiceShipAddrPostalCode := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.PostalCode")
    InvoiceShipAddrLat := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Lat")
    InvoiceShipAddrLong := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Long")
    InvoiceShipAddrCountrySubDivisionCode := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
    InvoiceShipAddrId := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipAddr.Id")
    InvoiceDepartmentRefName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DepartmentRef.name")
    InvoiceDepartmentRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.DepartmentRef.value")
    InvoiceShipMethodRefName := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipMethodRef.name")
    InvoiceShipMethodRefValue := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.ShipMethodRef.value")
    InvoiceBillAddrCity := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.City")
    InvoiceBillAddrCountry := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Country")
    InvoiceBillAddrLine5 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line5")
    InvoiceBillAddrLine4 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line4")
    InvoiceBillAddrLine3 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line3")
    InvoiceBillAddrLine2 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line2")
    InvoiceBillAddrLine1 := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Line1")
    InvoiceBillAddrPostalCode := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.PostalCode")
    InvoiceBillAddrLat := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Lat")
    InvoiceBillAddrLong := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Long")
    InvoiceBillAddrCountrySubDivisionCode := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode")
    InvoiceBillAddrId := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.BillAddr.Id")
    InvoiceApplyTaxAfterDiscount := jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.ApplyTaxAfterDiscount")
    InvoiceId := jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Id")
    time := jsonResponse.StringOf("time")
    i := 0
    count_i := jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.Line")
    for i < count_i {
        jsonResponse.SetI(i)
        Description = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Description")
        DetailType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].DetailType")
        SalesItemLineDetailTaxCodeRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.TaxCodeRef.value")
        SalesItemLineDetailQty = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.Qty")
        SalesItemLineDetailUnitPrice = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.UnitPrice")
        SalesItemLineDetailServiceDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ServiceDate")
        SalesItemLineDetailItemRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.name")
        SalesItemLineDetailItemRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].SalesItemLineDetail.ItemRef.value")
        LineNum = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Line[i].LineNum")
        Amount = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Amount")
        Id = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].Id")
        DiscountLineDetailDiscountAccountRefName = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].DiscountLineDetail.DiscountAccountRef.name")
        DiscountLineDetailDiscountAccountRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.Line[i].DiscountLineDetail.DiscountAccountRef.value")
        DiscountLineDetailPercentBased = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.Line[i].DiscountLineDetail.PercentBased")
        DiscountLineDetailDiscountPercent = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.Line[i].DiscountLineDetail.DiscountPercent")
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine")
    for i < count_i {
        jsonResponse.SetI(i)
        DetailType = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].DetailType")
        Amount = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].Amount")
        TaxLineDetailNetAmountTaxable = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].TaxLineDetail.NetAmountTaxable")
        TaxLineDetailTaxPercent = jsonResponse.IntOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].TaxLineDetail.TaxPercent")
        TaxLineDetailTaxRateRefValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].TaxLineDetail.TaxRateRef.value")
        TaxLineDetailPercentBased = jsonResponse.BoolOf("Invoice.TxnTaxDetail.TaxLine[i].TaxLineDetail.PercentBased")
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("Invoice.CustomField")
    for i < count_i {
        jsonResponse.SetI(i)
        StringValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].StringValue")
        Type = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].Type")
        Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("Invoice.CustomField[i].Name")
        i = i + 1
    }


    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    rest.DisposeRest()
    sbAuth.DisposeStringBuilder()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jsonResponse.DisposeJsonObject()