I have been trying to find a way to extract rows of data from an SQL database, format the returned rows into a JSON format and post/send that to a JSON web API. I am using an asp JSON serializer for VBScript (.Flush) to transform the SQL data into JSON. It works great, I have the structure i need and I also have the method to send the JSON formatted data. So what's the issue you might ask.....
The issue is I can't send apiDefaults.flush to the webserver, it does not work. If I send the same data as a hardcoded variable it works perfectly and the API takes the data.
Let me explain some more.
Here is the JSON output I see on screen using apiDefaults.flush This is perfectly formatted exactly what i need.
{"authentication": { "apiKey": "123456789101112131415" }, "createProperties": [ { "name": "Property 1", "propKey": "6sf3zqq151n2wkah" }, { "name": "Property 2", "propKey": "yuf38zc4cls9hz19" } ] }
However, I can't get this value stored into a variable. If I could simply do the following, my issue would be resolved but you can't bind a the .flush method to a variable?!?! I don't understand why as it is just a string of text in theory.
dim myJson = apiDefaults.flush
This bit of code here is where I set the values to send to the web server, my variable that holds the JSON string
'IF I USE THIS IT WORKS PERFECTLY, IT TAKES MY MANUALLY CREATED VARIABLE/STRING AND SENDS IT
oXMLHttp.send strmultiprop
'THIS IS WHAT I FIGURED I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE BUT IT IS NOT TREATED LIKE A VARIABLE
oXMLHttp.send apiDefaults.flush
' I TRIED THIS AND THIS WON'T WORK EITHER
oXMLHttp.send myJson
Below is my actual scripts
<% @LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001" %>
<!--#include file="JSON_2.0.4.asp"-->
<%
Function QueryToJSON(dbcomm, params)
Dim rs, jsa, aaa, bbb
Set rs = dbcomm.Execute(,params,1)
Set jsa = jsArray()
Do While Not (rs.EOF Or rs.BOF)
Set jsa(Null) = jsObject()
For Each col In rs.Fields
jsa(Null)(col.Name) = col.Value
Next
rs.MoveNext
Loop
Set QueryToJSON = jsa
rs.Close
End Function
strConn = "PROVIDER=SQLOLEDB;DATA SOURCE=LOCALHOST;UID=sa;PWD=********;DATABASE=DB_Site"
Set conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.Open strConn
query = "SELECT wce_uid as name, uniqueid as propKey FROM wces_users WHERE Prop_Moved = ?"
CustomerID = "Y" 'Request.QueryString("CustomerID")
arParams = array(CustomerID)
Set cmd = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
cmd.CommandText = query
Set cmd.ActiveConnection = conn
' https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40781130/setting-up-rest-api-in-classic-asp
key = "1234567891011121314151678910"
url = "https://www.beds24.com/api/json/createProperties"
'1 PROPERTY WORKING
str1prop = "{""authentication"": { ""apiKey"": ""123456789101112131415"" }, ""createProperties"": [ { ""name"": ""New Test"", ""propKey"": ""NewTest1"" } ] }"
'2 PROPERTY WORKING
strmultiprop = "{""authentication"": { ""apiKey"": ""123456789101112131415"" }, ""createProperties"": [ { ""name"": ""3333"", ""propKey"": ""3333"" }, { ""name"": ""4444"", ""propKey"": ""4444"" } ] }"
set apiDefaults = QueryToJSON(cmd, arParams)
'3 THE FLUSH METHOD --- THIS DOES NOT SET THE VRIABLE TO THE OUTPUT I SEE ON SCREEN
dim myJson = apiDefaults.flush
apiDefaults.flush
conn.Close : Set Conn = Nothing
Dim oXMLHttp
Set oXMLHttp=Server.Createobject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP.6.0")
oXMLHttp.open "POST", url,false
oXMLHttp.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", "application/json"
oXMLHttp.send apiDefaults.flush 'THIS IS THE ISSUE LINE USING THIS. if I CHANGE TO strmultiprop NO ISSUES AT ALL.
response.write oXMLHttp.responseText
Set oXMLHttp = Nothing
%>
Any advice on this would be great.
Thanks for looking.
My question was answered by @SearchAndResQ
"Try oXMLHttp.send apiDefaults.jsString, you need the value in that property"