All three have an XML API, Fedex having just implemented theirs so I don't have any info on it though, I am glad they finally have an alternative their previous lame API. I've heard rumors that UPS has a web service gateway as well, but I've never seen anything about that documented on their site.
However keep in mind that if the connection with their servers go down and you are relying on real time communication for shipping rates on the front end of the site, you need an alternative way to handle costs just in case. -- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 3:35:46 PM, you wrote: ca> I have a fairly sizeable E-Commerce project on the horizon. ca> I am currently in the R phase of R & D and I am investigating shipping ca> calculation methods. ca> I know that UPS offers some kind of service / exposed API you can use to ca> calculate shipping. ca> I am sure FedEX has the same. ca> Just curious if anyone has any knowledge of good packaged or reference ca> on best ways to accomplish this. ca> The desired result is the ability to check shipping costs with the 3 ca> largest carriers. UPS, FedEX, and USPS ca> Thanks for any and all help, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
