>UPS is one of the first I know of actually publishing a 'web service ' I dont they dont call it a .NET. service, but its a web service, HTTP xml requests and response,. no more html
>this sort of thing really helps developers like myself, who can now tap into their service, embedd zip codes, tracking / rating information in an application written into a VFP applicaion, without the headache of updating rate changes or anything.


Bob,

I'm pretty new to the world of Web Services and all the associated terminology but I've been doing a lot of research with an end goal of automating VFP with UPS.

It's my understanding that Web Services uses a "Web Services Description Language (WSDL)" file. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I've downloaded all the UPS Online tools and haven't seen any reference to this feature. Do you have a url pointing to one?

I have VFP working with FedEx, using a WSDL file. It was pretty easy to set up, so I'd love to be able to do the same thing with UPS.

Thanks,
Dale