VBScript

Constant Contact - Create a List

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Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint. 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/contact_lists \
'   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
'   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
'   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
'   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
'   -d '{
'   "name": "Multiple purchases",
'   "favorite": true,
'   "description": "List of repeat customers"
' }'

' 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.

' {
'   "name": "Multiple purchases",
'   "favorite": true,
'   "description": "List of repeat customers"
' }

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("name","Multiple purchases")
success = json.UpdateBool("favorite",1)
success = json.UpdateString("description","List of repeat customers")

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

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",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)

' {
'   "list_id": "{list_id}",
'   "name": "Multiple purchases",
'   "description": "List of repeat customers",
'   "favorite": true,
'   "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
'   "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
' }

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

list_id = jResp.StringOf("list_id")
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
favorite = jResp.BoolOf("favorite")
created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at")
updated_at = jResp.StringOf("updated_at")

outFile.Close