This a rather long email...
i am trying to query the USPS international rate calculator via their
API. Their response is an XML document which i am parsing via SOXML.
This is a great tool!
an example of the xml that i receive from USPS is as
follows..==================================================
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<IntlRateResponse>
<Package ID="0">
<Prohibitions>Currency of the Albanian State Bank (Banknotes in lek).
Extravagant clothes and other articles contrary to Albanians' taste.
Items sent by political emigres. </Prohibitions>
<Restrictions>Hunting arms require an import permit. Medicines for
personal use are admitted provided the addressee has a medical
certificate.</Restrictions>
<Observations>1. Letter packages may not contain dutiable articles. 2.
Parcel post service extends only to: Berat Konispol Milot Bilisht Korce
Peqin</Observations>
<CustomsForms>Postal Union Mail (LC/AO): PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see
123.61) Parcel Post: PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E
(envelope)</CustomsForms>
<ExpressMail>Country Code AL Reciprocal Service Name EMS Required
Customs Form/Endorsement 1. For correspondence and business papers: PS
Form 2976, Customs - CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender's Declaration (green
label). Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS
PAPERS.</ExpressMail>
<AreasServed>Tirana.</AreasServed>
<Service ID="0">
<Pounds>2</Pounds>
<Ounces>0</Ounces>
<MailType>Package</MailType>
<Country>ALBANIA</Country>
<Postage>87</Postage>
<SvcCommitments>See Service Guide</SvcCommitments>
<SvcDescription>Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) Document
Service</SvcDescription>
<MaxDimensions>Max. length 46", depth 35", height 46" and max.
girth
108"</MaxDimensions>
<MaxWeight>22</MaxWeight>
</Service>
<Service ID="1">
<Pounds>2</Pounds>
<Ounces>0</Ounces>
<MailType>Package</MailType>
<Country>ALBANIA</Country>
<Postage>96</Postage>
<SvcCommitments>See Service Guide</SvcCommitments>
<SvcDescription>Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) Non-Document
Service</SvcDescription>
<MaxDimensions>Max. length 46", depth 35", height 46" and max.
girth
108"</MaxDimensions>
<MaxWeight>22</MaxWeight>
</Service>
</Package>
</IntlRateResponse>==================================================
I am very new using XML, but the way soxml parses it is by using
cfscript and looping thorugh the array for each main object in the xml
doc.
Following the xml2cf section, i basically loop through the array of
objects in the xml doc as follows:
==================================================
<cfif isArray(outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package)>
<cfloop index="package_pointer" from="1"
to="#ArrayLen(outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package)#">
<cfscript>
sProhivitions =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Prohibitions.value;
sRestrictions =
utoutherehere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Restrictions.valu
e;
sObservations =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Observations.value;
sCustomsForms =
uthouthereere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].CustomsForms.valu
e;
sExpressMail =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].ExpressMail.value;
sAreasServed =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].AreasServed.value;
</cfscript>
<cfelse>
<cfscript>
sProhivitions =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Prohibitions.value;
sRestrictions =
utoutherehere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Restrictions.valu
e;
sObservations =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Observations.value;
sCustomsForms =
uthouthereere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].CustomsForms.valu
e;
sExpressMail =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].ExpressMail.value;
sAreasServed =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].AreasServed.value;
</cfscript>
</cfif>==================================================
This, so far, works fine. However, the problem i enconter is when i try
to utilize the second object: "Service". Whe i run the following code,
<cfif isArray(outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service)>
<cfloop index="service_pointer" from="1"
to="#ArrayLen(outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service)#">
<cfscript>
//Lets grab the nodes of the information we want to display
sPounds =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].Prohibitions.value;
sOunces =
utoutherehere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].Restrictions.valu
e;
sMailType =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].Observations.value;
sCountry =
uthouthereere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].CustomsForms.valu
e;
sPostage =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].ExpressMail.value;
sSvcCommitments =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].AreasServed.value;
sSvcDescription =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].AreasServed.value;
sMaxDimensions =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].AreasServed.value;
sMaxWeight =
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].AreasServed.value;
</cfscript>
</cfif>
CF throws an error saying that it cannot resolve the parameter
outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service. Even though this does exist and indeed
is to be an array since there are two of them.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thank you
--------------------------------------------
Andres Leon
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vitacost.com
2049 High Ridge Road
Boynton Beach, Fl 33426
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