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MYOB: Update a Category

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Sends a PUT to update a category.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl --request PUT "https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/{{category_id}}" \
#   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
#   --header "x-myobapi-key: This is your API Key" \
#   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
#   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
#   --data "{
#             \"UID\": \"20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f\",
#             \"DisplayID\": \"Postman001\",
#             \"Name\": \"Postman sample\",
#             \"Description\": \"This has been updated via Postman\",
#             \"IsActive\": true,
#             \"RowVersion\": \"-8858580467037765632\"
#         }"

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "UID": "20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f",
#   "DisplayID": "Postman001",
#   "Name": "Postman sample",
#   "Description": "This has been updated via Postman",
#   "IsActive": true,
#   "RowVersion": "-8858580467037765632"
# }

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.UpdateString("UID","20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f")
json.UpdateString("DisplayID","Postman001")
json.UpdateString("Name","Postman sample")
json.UpdateString("Description","This has been updated via Postman")
json.UpdateBool("IsActive",True)
json.UpdateString("RowVersion","-8858580467037765632")

http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN")
http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-key","This is your API Key")
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding","gzip,deflate")
http.SetRequestHeader("x-myobapi-version","v2")

sbRequestBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

resp = chilkat.CkHttpResponse()
success = http.HttpSb("PUT","https://ar1.api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category/{{category_id}}",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode != 200):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header())
    print("Response Body:")
    print(resp.bodyStr())
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

print("Success.")