Xojo Plugin

PayPal - Generate Invoice Number

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Generates the next invoice number that is available to the user.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or greater.

// This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// Load our previously obtained access token. (see PayPal OAuth2 Access Token)
Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json")

// Build the Authorization request header field value.
Dim sbAuth As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
// token_type should be "Bearer"
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("token_type"))
success = sbAuth.Append(" ")
success = sbAuth.Append(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

// Make the initial connection.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many PayPal REST API calls.
// The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
// then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("api.sandbox.paypal.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The code above this comment could be placed inside a function/subroutine within the application
// because the connection does not need to be made for every request.  Once the connection is made
// the app may send many requests..
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Clear the REST object of any headers or query params from previous requests.
success = rest.ClearAllHeaders()
success = rest.ClearAllQueryParams()

success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization",sbAuth.GetAsString())

// Send the POST request with an emtpy body and get the JSON response.
Dim sbJsonRequest As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
Dim sbJsonResponse As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v1/invoicing/invoices/next-invoice-number",sbJsonRequest,sbJsonResponse)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.EmitCompact = False
success = json.LoadSb(sbJsonResponse)

System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))

// Did we get a 200 success response?
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog(json.Emit())
    System.DebugLog("Failed.")
    Return
End If

// Sample JSON response is shown below.
System.DebugLog(json.Emit())
System.DebugLog("----------------------")
System.DebugLog("Next invoice number: " + json.StringOf("number"))
System.DebugLog("success")

// ------------------------------------------------
// A sample JSON response:

// 	{ 
// 	  "number": "0003"
// 	}