I finally started thinking about what I was really trying to do with this USPS EMR label. I was looking the answer in the face. I send USPS an xml request, retrieve an xml answer with the mailing label enclosed as a base64 encoded pdf format. So, extract the pdf string, tostring() to unpack it, write it to a file as a binary. Pretty simple once you think of the answer. lol.
In case anyone requires a starting place for this sort of thing in the future: <!----------- start of example code to request, retrieve and write an Electronic Merchandise Return mailing label from USPS Web Tool Kit services------------------------> <!---- this is one of their canned requests with barcode -----> <cfscript> request="<EMRSV2.0Request USERID='USERID' PASSWORD='PASSWORD'>"; request=request & "<CustomerName>John Smith</CustomerName>"; request=request & "<CustomerAddress>6406 Ivy Lane</CustomerAddress>"; request=request & "<CustomerCity>Greenbelt</CustomerCity>"; request=request & "<CustomerState>MD</CustomerState>"; request=request & "<CustomerZip5>20770</CustomerZip5>"; request=request & "<RetailerName>XYZ Corp.</RetailerName>"; request=request & "<RetailerAddress>1125 5th Avenue</RetailerAddress>"; request=request & "<PermitNumber>987654321</PermitNumber>"; request=request & "<PermitIssuingPOCity>New York</PermitIssuingPOCity>"; request=request & "<PermitIssuingPOState>NY</PermitIssuingPOState>"; request=request & "<PermitIssuingPOZip5>10128</PermitIssuingPOZip5>"; request=request & "<PDUPOBox>48374</PDUPOBox>"; request=request & "<PDUCity>New York</PDUCity>"; request=request & "<PDUState>NY</PDUState>"; request=request & "<PDUZip5>10128</PDUZip5>"; request=request & "<PDUZip4>0143</PDUZip4>"; request=request & "<ServiceType>Parcel Post</ServiceType>"; request=request & "<DeliveryConfirmation>False</DeliveryConfirmation>"; request=request & "<InsuranceValue>50</InsuranceValue>"; request=request & "<MailingAckPackageID>1234</MailingAckPackageID>"; request=request & "<WeightInPounds>10</WeightInPounds>"; request=request & "<WeightInOunces>8</WeightInOunces>"; request=request & "<RMA>987654321</RMA>"; request=request & "<ImageType>PDF</ImageType>"; request=request & "<RMABarcode>TRUE</RMABarcode>"; request=request & "</EMRSV2.0Request>"; </cfscript> <!--- send the request -----> <cfhttp url="http://testing.shippingapis.com/ShippingAPITest.dll?API=MerchandiseRetu rnV2&XML=#urlencodedformat(request)#" method="get" resolveurl="false" timeout="45"> </cfhttp> <!--- dissect out the encoded pdf data. this is crude, but it works. ----> <cfset startstr = "<MerchandiseReturnLabel>"> <cfset endstr = "</MerchandiseReturnLabel>"> <cfset pos1 = #FindNoCase(startstr,cfhttp.filecontent)# + 24><!--- add in length of tag ----> <cfset pos2 = #FindNoCase(endstr,cfhttp.filecontent)#> <!--- grab our label, base64 encoded ----> <cfset pdfile = #Mid(cfhttp.filecontent,pos1,pos2-pos1)#> <!---- unpack the label ----> <cfset spdfile=#tostring(pdfile)#> <!---- write the label to a file as a binary -----> <cffile action="write" file="/home/httpd/html/wherever/pdf1.pdf" output="#tobinary(spdfile)#" mode="777"> <a href="http://yoursite.com/wherever/pdf1.pdf";>View label</a> <!----------- end of example------------------------> ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
