VBScript

MYOB: Add a Category

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Sends a POST to add a general ledger category. 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 --request POST "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category" \
'   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
'   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
'   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
'   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
'   --data "{
' \"DisplayID\" : \"CAT002\",
' \"Name\" : \"Victoria\",
' \"Description\" : \"Demo API Category Endpoint.\",
' \"IsActive\" : true
' }"

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "DisplayID": "CAT002",
'   "Name": "Victoria",
'   "Description": "Demo API Category Endpoint.",
'   "IsActive": true
' }

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("DisplayID","CAT002")
success = json.UpdateString("Name","Victoria")
success = json.UpdateString("Description","Demo API Category Endpoint.")
success = json.UpdateBool("IsActive",1)

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN"
http.SetRequestHeader "x-myobapi-key","{{myob_api_key}}"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept-Encoding","gzip,deflate"
http.SetRequestHeader "x-myobapi-version","v2"

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode <> 200) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

outFile.Close