Stephen Russell 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. >
I'd use ALINES and then cycle through the array created and grab the data from the line after the part that starts with "Purchase Order Number:" -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 _______________________________________________ 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.
