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sde · 09-24-2003, 01:28 PM

i'm trying to develop a php script which communicates with UPS via xml.

in the UPS documentation, they give examples of a 'request' and a 'response'

i know how to parse and read a response, but i'm wondering how i go about sending the request.

do i use curl? and if so, what paramter would i send the xml in? do i use a socket?

here is a copy of how they show the xml request should look:

PHP Code:

  <?xml version="1.0"?>

 
<RatingServiceSelectionRequest xml:lang="en-US">

  <Request>

    <TransactionReference>

      <CustomerContext>Rating and Service</CustomerContext>

      <XpciVersion>1.0001</XpciVersion>

    </TransactionReference>

    <RequestAction>Rate</RequestAction>

    <RequestOption>shop</RequestOption>

  </Request>

  <PickupType>

  <Code>01</Code>

  </PickupType>

  <Shipment>

    <Shipper>

      <Address>

    <PostalCode>30076</PostalCode>

      </Address>

    </Shipper>

    <ShipTo>

      <Address>

    <PostalCode>30041</PostalCode>

      </Address>

    </ShipTo>

    <Service>

    <Code>11</Code>

    </Service>

    <Package>

      <PackagingType>

        <Code>02</Code>

        <Description>Package</Description>

      </PackagingType>

      <Description>Rate Shopping</Description>

      <PackageWeight>

        <Weight>33</Weight>

      </PackageWeight>

     </Package>

    <ShipmentServiceOptions/>

  </Shipment>

</RatingServiceSelectionRequest>

09-24-2003, 01:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
sde Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: us.ca Posts: 4,532	sending an xml request i'm trying to develop a php script which communicates with UPS via xml. in the UPS documentation, they give examples of a 'request' and a 'response' i know how to parse and read a response, but i'm wondering how i go about sending the request. do i use curl? and if so, what paramter would i send the xml in? do i use a socket? here is a copy of how they show the xml request should look: PHP Code: <?xml version="1.0"?> <RatingServiceSelectionRequest xml:lang="en-US"> <Request> <TransactionReference> <CustomerContext>Rating and Service</CustomerContext> <XpciVersion>1.0001</XpciVersion> </TransactionReference> <RequestAction>Rate</RequestAction> <RequestOption>shop</RequestOption> </Request> <PickupType> <Code>01</Code> </PickupType> <Shipment> <Shipper> <Address> <PostalCode>30076</PostalCode> </Address> </Shipper> <ShipTo> <Address> <PostalCode>30041</PostalCode> </Address> </ShipTo> <Service> <Code>11</Code> </Service> <Package> <PackagingType> <Code>02</Code> <Description>Package</Description> </PackagingType> <Description>Rate Shopping</Description> <PackageWeight> <Weight>33</Weight> </PackageWeight> </Package> <ShipmentServiceOptions/> </Shipment> </RatingServiceSelectionRequest> __________________ Mike