VBScript

MYOB: Update a Category

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Sends a PUT to update a 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 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"
' }

set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("UID","20b483b2-9a89-4793-b8c3-2da1a6284e1f")
success = json.UpdateString("DisplayID","Postman001")
success = json.UpdateString("Name","Postman sample")
success = json.UpdateString("Description","This has been updated via Postman")
success = json.UpdateBool("IsActive",1)
success = 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"

set sbRequestBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
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 = 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