I also had to recently unplug UPS shipping calculations because I couldn't send the server multiple package and multiple weights without sending them one at a time in multiple requests. it was a bit of a hassle so we opted for downloading all their rates into databases and will update those quarterly so we can get multiple package shipping results in 1 query/output.
As per the rep - there wasn't support for that. jon hall wrote: >All three have an XML API, Fedex having just implemented theirs so I >don't have any info on it though, I am glad they finally have an >alternative their previous lame API. >I've heard rumors that UPS has a web service gateway as well, but I've >never seen anything about that documented on their site. > >However keep in mind that if the connection with their servers go down >and you are relying on real time communication for shipping rates on >the front end of the site, you need an alternative way to handle >costs just in case. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
