>>>>>>>>>>>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....

Hmm. colin@colin-northway.com bounced ?