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ETrade Place Order

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The Place Order API is used to submit an order after it has been successfully previewed.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.Xml,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  jsonToken: TJsonObject;
  sandboxUrl: string;
  liveUrl: string;
  xml: TXml;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  orderType: string;
  orderTerm: string;
  priceType: string;
  limitPrice: string;
  stopPrice: Integer;
  marketSession: string;
  allOrNone: string;
  symbol: string;
  securityType: string;
  symbolDescription: string;
  orderAction: string;
  quantityType: string;
  quantity: Integer;
  cancelQuantity: string;
  reserveOrder: string;
  reserveQuantity: string;
  code: Integer;
  description: string;
  v_type: string;
  egQual: string;
  estimatedCommission: string;
  estimatedTotalAmount: string;
  netPrice: Integer;
  netBid: Integer;
  netAsk: Integer;
  gcd: Integer;
  dstFlag: string;
  optionLevelCd: Integer;
  marginLevelCd: string;
  orderId: Integer;
  placedTime: string;
  accountId: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  http.OAuth1 := True;
  http.OAuthVerifier := '';
  http.OAuthConsumerKey := 'ETRADE_CONSUMER_KEY';
  http.OAuthConsumerSecret := 'ETRADE_CONSUMER_SECRET';

  //  Load the access token previously obtained via the OAuth1 Authorization
  jsonToken := TJsonObject.Create;
  success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/etrade.json');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed to load OAuth1 token');
      Exit;
    end;

  http.OAuthToken := jsonToken.StringOf('oauth_token');
  http.OAuthTokenSecret := jsonToken.StringOf('oauth_token_secret');

  sandboxUrl := 'https://apisb.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/place';
  liveUrl := 'https://api.etrade.com/v1/accounts/{$accountIdKey}/orders/place';

  http.SetUrlVar('accountIdKey','6_Dpy0rmuQ9cu9IbTfvF2A');

  //  Send a POST with the following XML body

  //  Use this online tool to generate the code from sample XML: 
  //  Generate Code to Create XML

  //  <PlaceOrderRequest>
  //     <orderType>EQ</orderType>
  //     <clientOrderId>sd464333</clientOrderId>
  //     <PreviewIds>
  //        <previewId>730206520</previewId>
  //     </PreviewIds>
  //     <Order>
  //        <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
  //        <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
  //        <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
  //        <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
  //        <stopPrice />
  //        <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
  //        <Instrument>
  //           <Product>
  //              <securityType>EQ</securityType>
  //              <symbol>FB</symbol>
  //           </Product>
  //           <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
  //           <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
  //           <quantity>150</quantity>
  //        </Instrument>
  //     </Order>
  //  </PlaceOrderRequest>

  xml := TXml.Create;
  xml.Tag := 'PlaceOrderRequest';
  xml.UpdateChildContent('orderType','EQ');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('clientOrderId','sd464333');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('PreviewIds|previewId','730206520');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|allOrNone','false');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|priceType','LIMIT');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|orderTerm','GOOD_FOR_DAY');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|marketSession','REGULAR');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|stopPrice','');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|limitPrice','188.51');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|Instrument|Product|securityType','EQ');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|Instrument|Product|symbol','FB');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|Instrument|orderAction','BUY');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|Instrument|quantityType','QUANTITY');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('Order|Instrument|quantity','150');
  xml.EmitCompact := True;

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpStr('POST',sandboxUrl,xml.GetXml(),'utf-8','application/xml',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Make sure a successful response was received.
  if (resp.StatusCode > 200) then
    begin
      WriteLn(resp.StatusLine);
      WriteLn(resp.Header);
      WriteLn(resp.BodyStr);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Sample XML response:

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

  //  <PlaceOrderResponse>
  //     <orderType>EQ</orderType>
  //     <Order>
  //        <orderTerm>GOOD_FOR_DAY</orderTerm>
  //        <priceType>LIMIT</priceType>
  //        <limitPrice>188.51</limitPrice>
  //        <stopPrice>0</stopPrice>
  //        <marketSession>REGULAR</marketSession>
  //        <allOrNone>false</allOrNone>
  //        <Instrument>
  //           <Product>
  //              <symbol>FB</symbol>
  //              <securityType>EQ</securityType>
  //           </Product>
  //           <symbolDescription>FACEBOOK INC CL A</symbolDescription>
  //           <orderAction>BUY</orderAction>
  //           <quantityType>QUANTITY</quantityType>
  //           <quantity>150</quantity>
  //           <cancelQuantity>0.0</cancelQuantity>
  //           <reserveOrder>true</reserveOrder>
  //           <reserveQuantity>0.0</reserveQuantity>
  //        </Instrument>
  //        <messages>
  //           <Message>
  //              <code>1027</code>
  //              <description>200|The market was closed when we received your order. It has been entered into our system and will be reviewed prior to market open on the next regular trading day. After market open, please check to make sure your order was accepted.</description>
  //              <type>WARNING</type>
  //           </Message>
  //        </messages>
  //        <egQual>EG_QUAL_NOT_A_MARKET_ORDER</egQual>
  //        <estimatedCommission>6.95</estimatedCommission>
  //        <estimatedTotalAmount>28283.45</estimatedTotalAmount>
  //        <netPrice>0</netPrice>
  //        <netBid>0</netBid>
  //        <netAsk>0</netAsk>
  //        <gcd>0</gcd>
  //        <ratio />
  //     </Order>
  //     <dstFlag>true</dstFlag>
  //     <optionLevelCd>4</optionLevelCd>
  //     <marginLevelCd>MARGIN_TRADING_ALLOWED</marginLevelCd>
  //     <OrderIds>
  //        <orderId>5</orderId>
  //     </OrderIds>
  //     <placedTime>1528764717641</placedTime>
  //     <accountId>84312767</accountId>
  //  </PlaceOrderResponse>

  xml.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr);
  WriteLn(xml.GetXml());

  orderType := xml.GetChildContent('orderType');
  orderTerm := xml.GetChildContent('Order|orderTerm');
  priceType := xml.GetChildContent('Order|priceType');
  limitPrice := xml.GetChildContent('Order|limitPrice');
  stopPrice := xml.GetChildIntValue('Order|stopPrice');
  marketSession := xml.GetChildContent('Order|marketSession');
  allOrNone := xml.GetChildContent('Order|allOrNone');
  symbol := xml.GetChildContent('Order|Instrument|Product|symbol');
  securityType := xml.GetChildContent('Order|Instrument|Product|securityType');
  symbolDescription := xml.GetChildContent('Order|Instrument|symbolDescription');
  orderAction := xml.GetChildContent('Order|Instrument|orderAction');
  quantityType := xml.GetChildContent('Order|Instrument|quantityType');
  quantity := xml.GetChildIntValue('Order|Instrument|quantity');
  cancelQuantity := xml.GetChildContent('Order|Instrument|cancelQuantity');
  reserveOrder := xml.GetChildContent('Order|Instrument|reserveOrder');
  reserveQuantity := xml.GetChildContent('Order|Instrument|reserveQuantity');
  code := xml.GetChildIntValue('Order|messages|Message|code');
  description := xml.GetChildContent('Order|messages|Message|description');
  v_type := xml.GetChildContent('Order|messages|Message|type');
  egQual := xml.GetChildContent('Order|egQual');
  estimatedCommission := xml.GetChildContent('Order|estimatedCommission');
  estimatedTotalAmount := xml.GetChildContent('Order|estimatedTotalAmount');
  netPrice := xml.GetChildIntValue('Order|netPrice');
  netBid := xml.GetChildIntValue('Order|netBid');
  netAsk := xml.GetChildIntValue('Order|netAsk');
  gcd := xml.GetChildIntValue('Order|gcd');
  dstFlag := xml.GetChildContent('dstFlag');
  optionLevelCd := xml.GetChildIntValue('optionLevelCd');
  marginLevelCd := xml.GetChildContent('marginLevelCd');
  orderId := xml.GetChildIntValue('OrderIds|orderId');
  placedTime := xml.GetChildContent('placedTime');
  accountId := xml.GetChildIntValue('accountId');

  WriteLn('Success.');


  http.Free;
  jsonToken.Free;
  xml.Free;
  resp.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.