VBScript

Shippo Validate Existing Address

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Demonstrates how to validate an existing address. 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 https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/e9dabe9669334b84baad3a08646b2202/validate/ \
'     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>"

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>"

set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://api.goshippo.com/addresses/e9dabe9669334b84baad3a08646b2202/validate/",sbResponseBody)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

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

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

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

' {
'   "object_created": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.574Z",
'   "object_updated": "2015-03-30T23:47:11.596Z",
'   "object_id": "67183b2e81e9421f894bfbcdc4236b16",
'   "is_complete": false,
'   "validation_results": {
'     "is_valid": false,
'     "messages": [
'       {
'         "source": "USPS",
'         "code": "Address Not Found",
'         "type": "address_error",
'         "text": "The address as submitted could not be found. Please check for excessive abbreviations in the street address line or in the City name."
'       }
'     ]
'   },
'   "object_owner": "shippotle@goshippo.com",
'   "name": "Shawn Ippotle",
'   "company": "Shippo",
'   "street_no": "",
'   "street1": "215 HIPPO ST.",
'   "street2": "",
'   "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
'   "state": "CA",
'   "zip": "94107",
'   "country": "US",
'   "phone": ""
' }

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

object_created = jResp.StringOf("object_created")
object_updated = jResp.StringOf("object_updated")
object_id = jResp.StringOf("object_id")
is_complete = jResp.BoolOf("is_complete")
validation_resultsIs_valid = jResp.BoolOf("validation_results.is_valid")
object_owner = jResp.StringOf("object_owner")
name = jResp.StringOf("name")
company = jResp.StringOf("company")
street_no = jResp.StringOf("street_no")
street1 = jResp.StringOf("street1")
street2 = jResp.StringOf("street2")
city = jResp.StringOf("city")
state = jResp.StringOf("state")
zip = jResp.StringOf("zip")
country = jResp.StringOf("country")
phone = jResp.StringOf("phone")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("validation_results.messages")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    source = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].source")
    code = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].code")
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].type")
    text = jResp.StringOf("validation_results.messages[i].text")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close