I've looked at the UPS Online Tools, but I have no experience with XML or the post/response that is involved (I'm over my head). If you have an example that would be great. I'd even be happy to pay a consultant to write the function for vfp 9 where I pass pertinent info (weight, zip, service) and it returns the published UPS charge. Thanks! Marvin

>Marvin,
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>I believe the info for their web service is here:
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>http://www.ups.com/e_comm_access/rates?loc=en_US
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>Sign up for the web service, get a free access key, build the XML string with your info and get the rate. Quick and easy. I think I still have some code for this (somewhere -g-), but it's pretty well documented online.
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>ALERT: be aware that UPS does not allow use of their API if you will be showing their rates on the same HTML page as any of their competitors' rates.
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>>I need to write a function that gets real UPS rates into my order entry system written in VFP. I'm just getting started and I'm wondering is the best approach to use UPS Online Tools or some type of OLE automation with WorldShip. All of the CS reps have Worldship installed and internet access. Just not sure which is the best approach. I want to feed it weight, service, zip and get get the rate.
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>>Has anybody done this? Got any examples? Thanks!