Might be stating the obvious, but have you used cfdump to do a visual check of your struct outhere ?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andres [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 1 March 2002 12:50 pm > To: CF-Talk > Subject: XML question > > > 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].Restri > ctions.valu > e; > sObservations = > outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Observations.value; > sCustomsForms = > uthouthereere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Custom > sForms.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].Restri > ctions.valu > e; > sObservations = > outhere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Observations.value; > sCustomsForms = > uthouthereere.IntlRateResponse.Package[package_pointer].Custom > sForms.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].Restri > ctions.valu > e; > sMailType = > outhere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].Observations.value; > sCountry = > uthouthereere.IntlRateResponse.Service[service_pointer].Custom > sForms.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 > ______________________________________________________________________ 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
