VBScript

Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

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

set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -X POST \
'   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
'   -H 'accept: application/json' \
'   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
'   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
'   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
'   -d '{
'   "email_address": {
'     "address": "danipper@example.com",
'     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
'   },
'   "first_name": "David",
'   "last_name": "Nipper",
'   "job_title": "Musician",
'   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
'   "create_source": "Account",
'   "birthday_month": 11,
'   "birthday_day": 24,
'   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
'   "steet_addresses":{
'     "kind":"home",
'     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
'     "city": "Chicago",
'     "state": "Illinois",
'     "country": "United States",
'   }
' }'

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "email_address": {
'     "address": "danipper@example.com",
'     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
'   },
'   "first_name": "David",
'   "last_name": "Nipper",
'   "job_title": "Musician",
'   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
'   "create_source": "Account",
'   "birthday_month": 11,
'   "birthday_day": 24,
'   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
'   "steet_addresses": {
'     "kind": "home",
'     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
'     "city": "Chicago",
'     "state": "Illinois",
'     "country": "United States"
'   }
' }

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("email_address.address","danipper@example.com")
success = json.UpdateString("email_address.permission_to_send","implicit")
success = json.UpdateString("first_name","David")
success = json.UpdateString("last_name","Nipper")
success = json.UpdateString("job_title","Musician")
success = json.UpdateString("company_name","Acme Corp.")
success = json.UpdateString("create_source","Account")
success = json.UpdateInt("birthday_month",11)
success = json.UpdateInt("birthday_day",24)
success = json.UpdateString("anniversary","2006-11-15")
success = json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.kind","home")
success = json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.street","123 Kashmir Valley Road")
success = json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.city","Chicago")
success = json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.state","Illinois")
success = json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.country","United States")

http.SetRequestHeader "content-type","application/json"
' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
http.SetRequestHeader "cache-control","no-cache"
http.SetRequestHeader "accept","application/json"

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
'   "email_address": {
'     "address": "danipper@example.com",
'     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
'     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
'     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
'     "opt_in_source": "Account",
'     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
'     "confirm_status": "off"
'   },
'   "first_name": "David",
'   "last_name": "Nipper",
'   "job_title": "Musician",
'   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
'   "birthday_month": 11,
'   "birthday_day": 24,
'   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
'   "create_source": "Account",
'   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
'   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

contact_id = jResp.StringOf("contact_id")
email_addressAddress = jResp.StringOf("email_address.address")
email_addressPermission_to_send = jResp.StringOf("email_address.permission_to_send")
email_addressCreated_at = jResp.StringOf("email_address.created_at")
email_addressUpdated_at = jResp.StringOf("email_address.updated_at")
email_addressOpt_in_source = jResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_source")
email_addressOpt_in_date = jResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_date")
email_addressConfirm_status = jResp.StringOf("email_address.confirm_status")
first_name = jResp.StringOf("first_name")
last_name = jResp.StringOf("last_name")
job_title = jResp.StringOf("job_title")
company_name = jResp.StringOf("company_name")
birthday_month = jResp.IntOf("birthday_month")
birthday_day = jResp.IntOf("birthday_day")
anniversary = jResp.StringOf("anniversary")
create_source = jResp.StringOf("create_source")
created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
updated_at = jResp.StringOf("updated_at")

outFile.Close