sending an xml request

sde · 09-24-2003, 12:28 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>

jimmyoctane · 09-24-2003, 08:02 PM

I know this guy at work who is trying this same sort of thing.
I will talk to him.

sde · 09-25-2003, 10:12 AM

i tried to get it working with c# last night too .. no go.

i have inquiries out to UPS developer support. ( who woulda thunk it )

they are requesting more information from me.. so now i'm waiting for their final verdict.

they say you can send http POST data, but they do not define a variable name to send the data as. the documentation also says you can create a socket and connect to the URL specified, however i think a socket needs to connect to a domain or ip .. not a sub directory of a web server.

it's confusing, but i'll get to the bottom of this.

hey jimmy, make sure you let me know about your co-worker's progress.

thanks

Admin · 09-25-2003, 12:38 PM

just charge them $10 to ship anything!

woowoo!