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PowerBuilder / New FreshBooks / Update Task

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_SbRequestBody
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
integer li_Billable
string ls_Description
integer li_Id
string ls_Name
string ls_Amount
string ls_Code
integer li_Taskid
integer li_Tax1
integer li_Tax2
string ls_Tdesc
string ls_Tname
string ls_Updated
integer li_Vis_state

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

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

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "task": {
//     "name": "Saving Earth",
//     "rate": {
//       "amount": "1000.00",
//       "code": "USD"
//     }
//   }
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("task.name","Saving Earth")
loo_Json.UpdateString("task.rate.amount","1000.00")
loo_Json.UpdateString("task.rate.code","USD")

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loo_Http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

loo_SbRequestBody = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbRequestBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Json.EmitSb(loo_SbRequestBody)

loo_Resp = loo_Http.PTextSb("PUT","https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks/{{taskId}}",loo_SbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",0,0)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_SbRequestBody
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)

loo_JResp = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_SbRequestBody
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

destroy loo_Resp

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

// {
//   "response": {
//     "result": {
//       "task": {
//         "billable": true,
//         "description": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
//         "id": 74830,
//         "name": "Saving Earth",
//         "rate": {
//           "amount": "1000.00",
//           "code": "USD"
//         },
//         "taskid": 74830,
//         "tax1": 0,
//         "tax2": 0,
//         "tdesc": "Hourly rate for doing positive things",
//         "tname": "Saving Earth",
//         "updated": "2019-04-24 14:39:22",
//         "vis_state": 0
//       }
//     }
//   }
// }

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

li_Billable = loo_JResp.BoolOf("response.result.task.billable")
ls_Description = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.task.description")
li_Id = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.task.id")
ls_Name = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.task.name")
ls_Amount = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.task.rate.amount")
ls_Code = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.task.rate.code")
li_Taskid = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.task.taskid")
li_Tax1 = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.task.tax1")
li_Tax2 = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.task.tax2")
ls_Tdesc = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.task.tdesc")
ls_Tname = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.task.tname")
ls_Updated = loo_JResp.StringOf("response.result.task.updated")
li_Vis_state = loo_JResp.IntOf("response.result.task.vis_state")


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_SbRequestBody
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
 "task": {
  "name": "Saving Earth",
  "rate": {
    "amount": "1000.00",
    "code": "USD"
   }
  }
}'
https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks/{{taskId}}

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Update Task",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n \"task\": {\n  \"name\": \"Saving Earth\",\n  \"rate\": {\n    \"amount\": \"1000.00\",\n    \"code\": \"USD\"\n   }\n  }\n}"
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks/{{taskId}}",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "accounting",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "projects",
        "tasks",
        "{{taskId}}"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Update Task",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "PUT",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "value": "application/json",
            "type": "text"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n \"task\": {\n  \"name\": \"Saving Earth\",\n  \"rate\": {\n    \"amount\": \"1000.00\",\n    \"code\": \"USD\"\n   }\n  }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/accounting/account/{{accountId}}/projects/tasks/{{taskId}}",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "api",
            "freshbooks",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "accounting",
            "account",
            "{{accountId}}",
            "projects",
            "tasks",
            "{{taskId}}"
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "nginx"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-NewRelic-App-Data",
          "value": "PxQBWV5TCBABVlVSAwEOVlcTGhE1AwE2QgNWEVlbQFtcCxYnRA9QFg1ZWU4DFVdfRgFPCkNFR0gUQ1lZBwUXEQoWWRFTGhgCH1UXUAFZA1tXBgVSVVMIAgdUWE4GAQNKRgAGAgRUBlcJV15UWgFQBANHFQdQDUAHOQ=="
        },
        {
          "key": "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
          "value": "*"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:22 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Encoding",
          "value": "gzip"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 google"
        },
        {
          "key": "Via",
          "value": "1.1 varnish"
        },
        {
          "key": "Transfer-Encoding",
          "value": "chunked"
        },
        {
          "key": "Accept-Ranges",
          "value": "bytes"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:39:22 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Connection",
          "value": "keep-alive"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Served-By",
          "value": "cache-mdw17369-MDW"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Cache",
          "value": "MISS"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Cache-Hits",
          "value": "0"
        },
        {
          "key": "Vary",
          "value": "Accept-Encoding"
        },
        {
          "key": "Country",
          "value": "CA"
        },
        {
          "key": "Strict-Transport-Security",
          "value": "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"response\": {\n        \"result\": {\n            \"task\": {\n                \"billable\": true,\n                \"description\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n                \"id\": 74830,\n                \"name\": \"Saving Earth\",\n                \"rate\": {\n                    \"amount\": \"1000.00\",\n                    \"code\": \"USD\"\n                },\n                \"taskid\": 74830,\n                \"tax1\": 0,\n                \"tax2\": 0,\n                \"tdesc\": \"Hourly rate for doing positive things\",\n                \"tname\": \"Saving Earth\",\n                \"updated\": \"2019-04-24 14:39:22\",\n                \"vis_state\": 0\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}