If you're hitting a POP3 mail server, it's all going to come back as text with no simple way to convert it into XML afaik. You'll need to manually parse the string into subject, from, to, body, and so forth. Since you're already going to be doing that, you might as well just scrape once you got the body text.
Isn't there a webservice or UPS api you could use instead to get what you want without pulling emails out of a mail server? At 12:58 PM 08/04/2009, you wrote: >This is a drop ship B2B arrangement. > >My client wants me to pull the messages from a mail account and scrape >off data for me to know how to update the website they have. > >So the message inbound is in HTML from UPS. > >I was going to use West Wind to open the mailbox and read all the >unread messages. > >Once I have that message object would you in VFP load up an xml parcer >or would you treat the entire html as a string? > >--------------------------- >This message was <snip> >________________________________________ >Scheduled Delivery: 09-July-2009 >Shipment Detail >________________________________________ >Ship To: >CLTCD >HAMPTON INN - CONCORD >612 DICKENS PLACE NE >CONCORD >NC >280252413 >US >Number of Packages 1 >UPS Service: GROUND >Weight: 25.0 LBS > >Tracking Number: 1ZAW53320351172959 > >Bill of Lading Number: 33602 >Purchase Order Number: 84179 >Click here to track if UPS has received your shipment or visit >http://www.ups.com/WebTracking/track?loc=en_US on the Internet. >________________________________________ > >I need to scrape the PO # to identify what order it is that I am going >to satisfy, as well as the tracking # and expected delivery date. > >I am using VFP7 at the customer site this is all sitting in use with >AccPac data. > >-- >Stephen Russell >Sr. Production Systems Programmer >SQL Server DBA >Web and Winform Development >Independent Contractor >Memphis TN > >901.246-0159 > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
