>>>>>>>>>>Hi
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I am told that I can extract information from a web based application using an API in SOAP
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>This is the link I have received - it's Greek to me - can anyone help?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>http://tracking.parcelperfect.com/pptrackservice/docs/PPTrackService_v1_0.html
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>The only way I know of doing this in VFP is using the MSSoap.SoapClient API. But, AFAIK, this is now obsolete and, IAC, not sophisticated enough to handle the required authentication. If there is a sample C# application then it should be easy enough to adapt that so that it could be called from VFP and return the results.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Do you have the C# example ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Tried sending it to your compuserve address as on UT but it bounced back
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Odd. Getting other incoming OK. 100111.2716@compuserve.com ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>This is all I have
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>http://tracking.parcelperfect.com/pptrackservice/samples/PPTrackServiceSOAPTester.zip
>>>>>>>>http://tracking.parcelperfect.com/pptrackservice/docs/PPTrackService_v1_0.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Looks fairly straightforward. Any chance you can email some credentials just to test ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>BTW my email address is colin@colin-northway.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Colin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>UT have your email address as viv.phillips@compuserve.com
>>>>>
>>>>>Ah. I'll change that (used to work but compuserve probably no longer map it to the other one :-{
>>>>>
>>>>>>What credential would they be? Let me know what is needed
>>>>>
>>>>>The sample test requires:
>>>>>Customer number
>>>>>Password
>>>>>Email
>>>>>WaybillNumber
>>>>>
>>>>>The first three are required in order to establish the connection, the WayBillNumber to get some meaningful data back.
>>>>>Munging it to a .NET dll that would be accessible to VFP should be simple.
>>>>>To use it you would need a version of the .NET framework installed on the target machine.
>>>>>Any preference on the .NET version (2.0 up is OK)?
>>>>
>>>>I will try to get the information early tomorrow
>>>>
>>>>As a matter of interest would you be interested in devloping a small app that could return the info to VFP as a table or csv and how would you charge me
>>>
>>>Assuming that the sample code works the task is trivial. If you can let me know which .NET version you will use I can email you an EXE to test. If that works then converting to a dll that can be called by VFP and will return objects that you can use in VFP is trivial.
>>>
>>>So trivial, in fact, that, in accordance with the Christian values being espoused here recently, I'll do it for nothing :-}
>>>
>>>Since the methods only act on one waybill at a time returning an object, rather than a table row or csv string, would probably make more sense.
>>
>>Viv I can supply the following data
>>
>>Account code L01113
>>
>>HAWBS
>>20070724
>>20068759
>>20069266
>>20070670
>>20070680
>>
>>But the email and password defeat me at the moment - I have gone back to the company from whom we are trying to extract the data for clarification
>>
>>I am downloading .Net framework v 4.0 as we speak
>>
>>What sort of object did you have in mind? I'm most comfortable with csv but please demonstrate what you have in mind
>>
>>Thank you for all your help - much appreciated
>
>I'll email you privately since this thread won't be of general interest....

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