Lianja

Xero Upload Attachment

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Demonstrates how to upload an attachment to Xero. Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Important: Make sure your OAuth2 access token was obtained with the scope "accounting.attachments"
// included in the list of scopes.

loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loJsonToken.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    return
endif

loHttp.AuthToken = loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

// Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
// Get Xero Tenant IDs
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Xero-tenant-id","83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7")

loHttp.Accept = "application/json"

lcUrl = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/{$Endpoint}/{$Guid}/Attachments/{$Filename}"

// Endpoint can be Invoices, Receipts, CreditNotes, PurchaseOrders, etc.
loHttp.SetUrlVar("Endpoint","Invoices")

// Guid is the ID of the item, such as the InvoiceID.
loHttp.SetUrlVar("Guid","0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921")

// Filename is the filename of the attachment you are uploading.
loHttp.SetUrlVar("Filename","penguins.jpg")

// Load the file to be uploaded (from the local filesystem).
loBd = createobject("CkBinData")
llSuccess = loBd.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? "Failed to load attachment file."
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    release loBd
    return
endif

// Indicate the content-type according to the file content type.
// Common content-types are:   image/jpg, image/png, application/pdf, application/zip, application/msword
// If you don't know, use application/octet-stream
loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpBd("POST",lcUrl,loBd,"image/jpg",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    release loBd
    release loResp
    return
endif

? "Response Status Code: " + str(loResp.StatusCode)

loJsonResponse = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJsonResponse.Load(loResp.BodyStr)
loJsonResponse.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJsonResponse.Emit()

if (loResp.StatusCode <> 200) then
    ? "Failed."
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    release loBd
    release loResp
    release loJsonResponse
    return
endif

// A sample response:

// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

// {
//   "Id": "35333c64-4449-457b-bf6a-1b64d538e3c7",
//   "Status": "OK",
//   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
//   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587212597758)\/",
//   "Attachments": [
//     {
//       "AttachmentID": "daf106e2-8634-4349-bfcc-86c1df0793b2",
//       "FileName": "penguins.jpg",
//       "Url": "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Invoices/0032f627-3156-4d30-9b1c-4d3b994dc921/Attachments/penguins.jpg",
//       "MimeType": "image/jpg",
//       "ContentLength": 777835
//     }
//   ]
// }


release loHttp
release loJsonToken
release loBd
release loResp
release loJsonResponse