Address Component

Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors

An Address represents a geographical address.

Syntax

DPayments.InQB.Address

Remarks

Address is a utility object which allows the user to easily edit and copy addresses. It is designed to interact with other components, rather than QuickBooks.

To add an address to another component, such as a Customer, first instantiate an Address component, and set any or all of the properties: Line1, Line2, Line3, Line4, Line5, City, State, PostalCode, and Country. Then, the Aggregate property may be used to construct an aggregate of the entire address. This aggregate should be passed to the other component.

Example Address1.Line1 = "100 Main Street" Address1.City = "Anytown" Address1.State = "CA" Customer1.BillingAddress = Address1.Aggregate The same process may be used in reverse to get an address from another component. For example, this pseudocode will get the address of a Vendor:

Vendor.Get("ACME Inc.") Address.Aggregate = Vendor.Address

Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


Aggregate	The entire address.
City	The city.
Country	The country.
Line1	The first line of the address.
Line2	The second line of the address.
Line3	The third line of the address.
Line4	The fourth line of the address.
Line5	The fifth line of the address.
Note	Note line of the address aggregate.
PostalCode	The postal code.
State	The state.

Method List

The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


Config	Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Event List

The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


Error	Information about errors during data delivery.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.


AuthFlags	Connection Flags (use for QuickBooks Simple Start).
EnforceMaxLength	Indicates whether to enforce max lengths for QB Fields.
GetHighestVersion	Highest QBXMLVersion supported by the installed instance of QuickBooks.
GetRequestProcessorDLLVersion	Returns the version of the QB Request Processor that is installed on your system.
GetSupportedVersions	Returns a list of QBXMLVersions that are supported by QuickBooks.
IsReadOnly	This causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display text informing the user that its access will be read-only.
Name	The name associated with the address.
PersonalDataPref	Whether the connecting application will require access to personal data such as SSN or credit card information.
QBConnectionMode	The mode of connection to QuickBooks.
QBFileStatus	The status of the company file as it pertains to accepting connections.
QBOpenCompanyFile	The file currently open in QuickBooks.
SSLAcceptServerCert	The SSL certificate being used by the QuickBooks Gateway (aka Remote Connector).
SSLAcceptServerCertFile	The SSL certificate file being used by the QuickBooks Gateway (aka Remote Connector).
StopOnError	Specifies how QuickBooks is to proceed if an error occurs in processing of the current request.
UnattendedModePref	Whether connecting while QuickBooks is closed is required or optional for the user.
WarningCodes	A comma-separated list of QuickBooks warning codes that should not result in an exception.
BuildInfo	Information about the product's build.
GUIAvailable	Tells the component whether or not a message loop is available for processing events.
LicenseInfo	Information about the current license.
MaskSensitive	Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseInternalSecurityAPI	Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

Aggregate Property (Address Component)

The entire address.

public string Aggregate { get; set; }

Public Property Aggregate As String

Default Value

Remarks

An aggregate consisting of the entire address, formatted as XML without end tags. Address properties of the various components accept and return data in this format exclusively.

When this property is read, an aggregate is formed from the value of all the other properties. When the property is written, the input is parsed and the various properties are set. Reading or writing the value of this property will also escape or unescape special characters such as '&', as appropriate.

There is generally no need to generate or inspect the value of Aggregate by hand. This property allows the user to easily pass data between instances of an Address component, or between an Address component and a QuickBooks object component.

It is, however, possible, to generate the value by hand, and use this value directly in other components as an alternative to using the Address component. The formatting is as in QBXML; any or all fields may be left out:

<Addr1>Line1</Addr1><Addr2>Line2</Addr2><Addr3>Line3</Addr3> <City>City</City><State>State</State><PostalCode>PostalCode</PostalCode> <Country>Country</Country>

City Property (Address Component)

The city.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string City { get; set; }

Public Property City As String

Default Value

Remarks

The city in the address.

Country Property (Address Component)

The country.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string Country { get; set; }

Public Property Country As String

Default Value

Remarks

The country. If not specified, assumed to be the United States.

Line1 Property (Address Component)

The first line of the address.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string Line1 { get; set; }

Public Property Line1 As String

Default Value

Remarks

The first line of the address.

Line2 Property (Address Component)

The second line of the address.

Syntax

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VB.NET

public string Line2 { get; set; }

Public Property Line2 As String

Default Value

Remarks

The second line of the address.

Line3 Property (Address Component)

The third line of the address.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string Line3 { get; set; }

Public Property Line3 As String

Default Value

Remarks

The third line of the address.

Line4 Property (Address Component)

The fourth line of the address.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string Line4 { get; set; }

Public Property Line4 As String

Default Value

Remarks

The fourth line of the address. Requires QuickBooks 2003. Used when parsing block addresses.

Line5 Property (Address Component)

The fifth line of the address.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string Line5 { get; set; }

Public Property Line5 As String

Default Value

Remarks

The fifth line of the address. This line is only applicable when QBXMLVersion is "6.0" or greater in the component using the address aggregate.

Note Property (Address Component)

Note line of the address aggregate.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string Note { get; set; }

Public Property Note As String

Default Value

Remarks

Not all components support this Note line in the address aggregate. For those that do, QBXMLVersion must be "6.0" or greater to use this property.

PostalCode Property (Address Component)

The postal code.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string PostalCode { get; set; }

Public Property PostalCode As String

Default Value

Remarks

The postal or zip code.

State Property (Address Component)

The state.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string State { get; set; }

Public Property State As String

Default Value

Remarks

The state in the address.

In the Employee component State must be a valid two-letter abbreviation for a U.S. state.

For Canadian editions of QuickBooks, State represents the province instead.

Config Method (Address Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public string Config(string configurationString);

Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As String

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

Error Event (Address Component)

Information about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public event OnErrorHandler OnError;

public delegate void OnErrorHandler(object sender, AddressErrorEventArgs e);

public class AddressErrorEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int ErrorCode { get; }
  public string Description { get; }
}

Public Event OnError As OnErrorHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnErrorHandler(sender As Object, e As AddressErrorEventArgs)

Public Class AddressErrorEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ErrorCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
End Class

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing.

ErrorCode contains an error code and Description contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

Config Settings (Address Component)

The component accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

Address Config Settings

AuthFlags: Connection Flags (use for QuickBooks Simple Start).

Since 2006, QuickBooks has allowed AuthFlags to be set before connecting to QuickBooks. By default, the component can connect to Pro, Premier, and Enterprise editions of QuickBooks. However, because QuickBooks Simple Start contains only a subset of the functionality that other desktop versions provide, Intuit does not allow COM connection to Simple Start unless these AuthFlags explicitly indicate you wish to support it.

A list of allowable AuthFlags is provided below.


"" or 0	Do not send any auth flags
0x01	Support QB Simple Start
0x02	Support QB Pro
0x04	Support QB Premier
0x08	Support QB Enterprise
0x80000000	Force Auth Dialog

To specify support for multiple editions, OR together the values for each edition.

NOTE: If the version of QuickBooks being used does not support AuthFlags, the contents of this config will be ignored. However, if QuickBooks does support this feature, setting "AuthFlags=1" (Support for Simple Start only) on a machine running QuickBooks 2013 Pro will result in an error message indicating that the Request Processor cannot be found.

EnforceMaxLength: Indicates whether to enforce max lengths for QB Fields.

If you change this setting to False, the component will no longer check (or error) when the length of a property exceeds the maximum length specified in the QuickBooks SDK.

GetHighestVersion: Highest QBXMLVersion supported by the installed instance of QuickBooks.

If QuickBooks is installed on the system, this setting will retrieve the highest QBXMLVersion that may be used for sending transactions to QuickBooks.

GetRequestProcessorDLLVersion: Returns the version of the QB Request Processor that is installed on your system.

GetSupportedVersions: Returns a list of QBXMLVersions that are supported by QuickBooks.

If QuickBooks is installed on the system, this setting will retrieve a list of all supported QBXMLVersions that may be used for sending transactions to QuickBooks. While GetHighestVersion config returns only the highest QBXMLVersion supported, this config returns ALL supported QBXMLVersions. The list is delimited with '\n' (linefeed) characters.

IsReadOnly: This causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display text informing the user that its access will be read-only.

The default value is false.

Name: The name associated with the address.

Use this config to include a Name in the address aggregate. Required for ShipTo addresses.

PersonalDataPref: Whether the connecting application will require access to personal data such as SSN or credit card information.

This setting allows you to let the user know immediately whether your application requires access to personal data or not.

A list of available values is provided below.


pdpOptional	Causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display a checkbox for user selection asking whether the user wants to allow the application to access personal data.
pdpRequired	Causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to not display the personal information checkbox for user selection, and instead display a warning that the application needs to access personal data.
pdpNotNeeded	Causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to not display the personal information checkbox for user selection, and instead display an informational message that the application will NOT access personal data.

The default value is pdpOptional.

QBConnectionMode: The mode of connection to QuickBooks.

Specifies whether the integrated application logs in using single-user or multi-user mode.

The following values are permitted:


0	Don't Care
1	Single-User Mode
2	Multi-User Mode

About Single-User and Multi-User Modes

If the connection to QuickBooks is made in single-user mode, QuickBooks will give exclusive access to the connecting application. It will lock out all other integrated applications; if QuickBooks and the company file are not already open in single-user mode by the QuickBooks user, the user will be locked out as well.

If the connection is made in multi-user mode, QuickBooks will allow all other integrated applications access. QuickBooks end users on other machines will also be allowed to access the file. However, if the application (rather than the end user) starts QuickBooks automatically, end users on the same machine will still be locked out.

If cmDontCare is specified, an appropriate connection mode will be chosen automatically. If a company file is open in either single-user or multi-user mode, the integrated application will accept that connection mode. If no company file is open, QuickBooks will login automatically in multi-user mode.

About Integrated and Automatic Login

Note that your application's login to QuickBooks might be either automatic or interactive. Interactive login is used when QuickBooks is already open. Access will be shared between the integrated application and the QuickBooks end user, and if multi-user mode is specified, other applications and users will have access as well. When a connection is made, QuickBooks will show a dialog window to the user, and ask the user if he/she wants to permit the connection.

Automatic login is used when QuickBooks is not already open. QuickBooks will be opened in the background, and will run until your application has finished its connection with QuickBooks. The QuickBooks user interface will not be displayed, and end-users on the same machine will be locked out. End-users on other machines, however, will be allowed access if multi-user mode is specified.

By default integrated applications do not have permission to login automatically. The first time an application interacts with QuickBooks, it must do so interactively, with QuickBooks and the company file open. The QuickBooks end user may then grant automatic login permission through Edit Preferences - Integrated Applications in the QuickBooks user interface. Click on the name of the application and then "Properties", and you may allow the application to login automatically.

For automatic login the CompanyFile must be specified. CompanyFile, ApplicationName, and other properties relating to the QuickBooks connection may be edited through QBConnectionString.

QBFileStatus: The status of the company file as it pertains to accepting connections.

This setting may be queried before attempting to connect to QuickBooks to determine the current company file status. When queried the component will attempt to determine whether a subsequent connection using the provided QBConnectionString value would succeed. Possible return values are:


0	The company file will accept the connection. This indicates that no company file is open, or the desired company file is already open.
1	The company file will not accept the connection. This indicates a different company file is already open.

QBOpenCompanyFile: The file currently open in QuickBooks.

The name of the file currently open in QuickBooks, specified completely with the path. This field is read-only.

A query is submitted to QuickBooks when the value of this property is read. The empty string will be returned if no file is open, if QuickBooks is open in an access mode incompatible with QBConnectionMode, or if an error occurs.

If the value of this property is nonempty, the component may interact exclusively with the open file.

SSLAcceptServerCert: The SSL certificate being used by the QuickBooks Gateway (aka Remote Connector).

The Base-64 encoded certificate being used by the Remote Connector (you may get this certificate from the Remote Connector by going to the Security tab, and clicking Export.)

This is only necessary if using a self-signed certificate, or any other certificate that has not been signed by a Certificate Authority (CA) trusted by the system.

SSLAcceptServerCertFile: The SSL certificate file being used by the QuickBooks Gateway (aka Remote Connector).

If your public key certificate is stored in a file, you may set this configuration setting to the full path of the certificate, and it will be immediately read from disk and stored in SSLAcceptServerCert. Equivalent to setting SSLAcceptServerCert to file contents.

Reading the value of this setting will return an empty string.

StopOnError: Specifies how QuickBooks is to proceed if an error occurs in processing of the current request.

If StopOnError is True (default), QuickBooks will stop processing when an error occurs. Requests that have already been processed will not be rolled back. An error is returned for the operation that caused the error condition. If StopOnError is False, QuickBooks will continue processing the remaining requests if an error occurs.

UnattendedModePref: Whether connecting while QuickBooks is closed is required or optional for the user.

This setting allows you to let the user know immediately whether your application requires the ability to access QuickBooks while QuickBooks is closed.

A list of available values is provided below.


umpOptional	Causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display its default selections and let the user pick. Use this setting if you do not need unattended mode.
umpRequired	Causes the QuickBooks authorization dialog to display only the selection choices of "No" (no authorization) or "Yes, allow access even if QuickBooks is not running" (authorize unattended mode).

The default value is umpOptional.

WarningCodes: A comma-separated list of QuickBooks warning codes that should not result in an exception.

By default, the component will throw an exception when a status code with severity "Warn" is returned in a QuickBooks response. Set this field to a comma-separated list of status codes that should not throw an exception if returned. Note that the QuickBooks response code is not necessarily the same as the exception code from the resulting exception.

Base Config Settings


	BuildInfo: Information about the product's build. When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the product's build.
	GUIAvailable: Tells the component whether or not a message loop is available for processing events. In a GUI-based application, long-running blocking operations may cause the application to stop responding to input until the operation returns. The component will attempt to discover whether or not the application has a message loop and, if one is discovered, it will process events in that message loop during any such blocking operation. In some non-GUI applications, an invalid message loop may be discovered that will result in errant behavior. In these cases, setting GUIAvailable to false will ensure that the component does not attempt to process external events.
	LicenseInfo: Information about the current license. When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the license this instance of a component is using. It will return the following information: Product: The product the license is for. Product Key: The key the license was generated from. License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File). License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server). Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
	MaskSensitive: Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages. In certain circumstances it may be beneficial to mask sensitive data, like passwords, in log messages. Set this to `true` to mask sensitive data. The default is `true`. This setting only works on these components: `AS3Receiver`, `AS3Sender`, `Atom`, `Client`(3DS), `FTP`, `FTPServer`, `IMAP`, `OFTPClient`, `SSHClient`, `SCP`, `Server`(3DS), `Sexec`, `SFTP`, `SFTPServer`, `SSHServer`, `TCPClient`, `TCPServer`.
	UseInternalSecurityAPI: Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. When set to `false`, the component will use the system security libraries by default to perform cryptographic functions where applicable. In this case, calls to unmanaged code will be made. In certain environments this is not desirable. To use a completely managed security implementation set this setting to `true`. Setting this setting to `true` tells the component to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries. On Windows, this setting is set to `false` by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to `true` by default. If using the .NET Standard Library, this setting will be `true` on all platforms. The .NET Standard library does not support using the system security libraries. Note: This setting is static. The value set is applicable to all components used in the application. When this value is set the product's system DLL is no longer required as a reference, as all unmanaged code is stored in that file.

Trappable Errors (Address Component)

Errors

Address Errors

812 The address is invalid.