UPS / Canada Post / Fedex Shipping Help...

[listenmirndt]

Hi folks.
This is a question for anyone with some UPS or Canada Post shipping experience.

I have integrated a PHP class, for UPS & Canada Post, successfully, but I am not sure if I am being quoted in metric or imperial,

I have scoured the code for a reference to unit type, but can't find anything & was not able to find a PHP example in the documentation on ups.com or canadapost.com

The rates that I am getting quoted - are not quite on par with those rates calculated at ups.com or canadapost.com.

Finally, my FedEx module's calculates shipping, as long as the destination country is not the same as the origin country, is that right?

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If anyone has any experience - how this all works, on any of this - I would appreciate any tips!

Incase it's relevant, here is the code that I am using:

UPS Module:

<?php

  class Ups {

function upsProduct($prod){
   /*

 1DM == Next Day Air Early AM
 1DA == Next Day Air
 1DP == Next Day Air Saver
 2DM == 2nd Day Air Early AM
 2DA == 2nd Day Air
 3DS == 3 Day Select
 GND == Ground
 STD == Canada Standard
 XPR == Worldwide Express
 XDM == Worldwide Express Plus
 XPD == Worldwide Expedited

*/
  $this->upsProductCode = $prod;
}

function origin($postal, $country){
  $this->originPostalCode = $postal;
  $this->originCountryCode = $country;
}

function dest($postal, $country){
  $this->destPostalCode = $postal;
      $this->destCountryCode = $country;
}

function rate($foo){
  switch($foo){
    case "RDP":
      $this->rateCode = "Regular+Daily+Pickup";
      break;
    case "OCA":
      $this->rateCode = "On+Call+Air";
      break;
    case "OTP":
      $this->rateCode = "One+Time+Pickup";
      break;
    case "LC":
      $this->rateCode = "Letter+Center";
      break;
    case "CC":
      $this->rateCode = "Customer+Counter";
      break;
  }
}

function container($foo){
      switch($foo){
    case "CP":            // Customer Packaging
      $this->containerCode = "00";
      break;
           case "ULE":        // UPS Letter Envelope
      $this->containerCode = "01";
      break;
    case "UT":            // UPS Tube
      $this->containerCode = "03";
      break;
    case "UEB":            // UPS Express Box
      $this->containerCode = "21";
      break;
    case "UW25":        // UPS Worldwide 25 kilo
      $this->containerCode = "24";
      break;
    case "UW10":        // UPS Worldwide 10 kilo
      $this->containerCode = "25";
      break;
  }
}

function weight($foo){
  $this->packageWeight = $foo;
}

function rescom($foo){
      switch($foo){
    case "RES":            // Residential Address
      $this->resComCode = "1";
      break;
    case "COM":            // Commercial Address
      $this->resComCode = "0";
      break;
      }
}

function getQuote(){
      $upsAction = "3"; // You want 3.  Don't change unless you are sure.
  $url = join("&",
           array("http://www.ups.com/using/services/rave/qcostcgi.cgi?accept_UPS_license_agreement=yes",
                 "10_action=$upsAction",
                 "13_product=$this->upsProductCode",
                 "14_origCountry=$this->originCountryCode",
                 "15_origPostal=$this->originPostalCode",
                 "19_destPostal=$this->destPostalCode",
                 "22_destCountry=$this->destCountryCode",
                 "23_weight=$this->packageWeight",
                 "47_rateChart=$this->rateCode",
                 "48_container=$this->containerCode",
                 "49_residential=$this->resComCode"
       )
            );
  $fp = fopen($url, "r");
  while(!feof($fp)){
    $result = fgets($fp, 500);
    $result = explode("%", $result);
    $errcode = substr($result[0], -1);
    switch($errcode){
      case 3:
        $returnval = $result[8];
            break;
      case 4:
        $returnval = $result[8];
        break;
      case 5:
        $returnval = $result[1];
        break;
      case 6:
        $returnval = $result[1];
        break;
    }
  }
  fclose($fp);
      if(! $returnval) { $returnval = "error"; }
  return $returnval;
}
  }

?>

[listenmirndt]

Continued...

Canada Post Module

<?php 

  class _canadapost {
    var $server;                // test server ip address of canada post.
    var $port;                  // test port number.
    var $language;              // canada posr support two languages. en: english fr: franch (optional)
    var $CPCID;                 // (Canada Post Customer ID)Merchant Identification assigned by Canada Post.
    var $orig_zip;              // Origin Postal Code. (optional)
    var $turnaround_time;       // Turn Around Time  (hours) . (optional)
    var $items_price;           // Total amount in $ of the items, for insurance calculation.

// items informations
var $items_qty;
var $item_quantity;
var $item_weight;
var $item_length;
var $item_width;
var $item_height;
var $item_description;
var $item_readytoship;

//destination informations
var $dest_city;
var $dest_province;
var $dest_country;
var $dest_zip;

function _canadapost ($server, $port, $language, $CPCID, $orig_zip, $turnaround_time) {
  $this->server = $server;
  $this->port = $port;
  $this->language = $language;
  $this->CPCID = $CPCID;
  $this->orig_zip = $orig_zip;
  $this->turnaround_time = $turnaround_time;
  $this->items_qty = 0;
  $this->items_price = 0;
}

function setDestination ($dest_city,$dest_province,$dest_country,$dest_zip) {
  $this->dest_city = $dest_city;
  $this->dest_province = $dest_province;
  $this->dest_country = $dest_country;
  $this->dest_zip = $dest_zip;
}

/* 
  using HTTP/POST send message to canada post server
*/
function sendToHost($host,$port,$method,$path,$data,$useragent=0) {

    if (empty($method))
            $method = 'GET';
    $method = strtoupper($method);
    $fp = fsockopen($host,$port);
    if ($method == 'GET')
            $path .= '?' . $data;
    fputs($fp, "$method $path HTTP/1.1\n");
    fputs($fp, "Host: $host\n");
    fputs($fp, "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\n");
    fputs($fp, "Content-length: " . strlen($data) . "\n");
    if ($useragent)
            fputs($fp, "User-Agent: MSIE\n");
    fputs($fp, "Connection: close\n\n");
    if ($method == 'POST')
            fputs($fp, $data);

    while (!feof($fp))
            $buf .= fgets($fp,128);
    fclose($fp);
    return $buf;
}

function addItem ($quantity, $rate, $weight, $length, $width, $height, $description, $readytoship=0) {
  $index = $this->items_qty;
  $this->item_quantity[$index] = (string)$quantity;
  $this->item_weight[$index] = (string)$weight;
  $this->item_length[$index] = (string)$length;
  $this->item_width[$index] = (string)$width;
  $this->item_height[$index] = (string)$height;
  $this->item_description[$index] = $description;
  $this->item_readytoship[$index] = $readytoship;
  $this->items_qty ++;
  $this->items_price += $quantity * $rate;
}


function getShppingProducts() {
    $strXML = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>";

    // set package configuration.
    $strXML .= "<eparcel>\n";
    $strXML .= "        <language>" . $this->language . "</language>\n";
    $strXML .= "        <ratesAndServicesRequest>\n";
    $strXML .= "                <merchantCPCID>" . $this->CPCID . "</merchantCPCID>\n";
    $strXML .= "                <fromPostalCode>" . $this->orig_zip . "</fromPostalCode>\n";
    $strXML .= "                <turnAroundTime>" . $this->turnaround_time . "</turnAroundTime>\n";
    $strXML .= "                <itemsPrice>" . (string)$this->items_price . "</itemsPrice>\n";

    // add items information.
    $strXML .= "            <lineItems>\n";
    for ($i=0; $i < $this->items_qty; $i++) {
            $strXML .= "            <item>\n";
            $strXML .= "                <quantity>" . $this->item_quantity[$i] . "</quantity>\n";
            $strXML .= "                <weight>" . $this->item_weight[$i] . "</weight>\n";
            $strXML .= "                <length>" . $this->item_length[$i] . "</length>\n";
            $strXML .= "                <width>" . $this->item_width[$i] . "</width>\n";
            $strXML .= "                <height>" . $this->item_height[$i] . "</height>\n";
            $strXML .= "                <description>" . $this->item_description[$i] . "</description>\n";
            if ($this->item_readytoship[$i]) $strXML .= "                <readyToShip/>\n";
            $strXML .= "            </item>\n";
    }
    $strXML .= "           </lineItems>\n";

    // add destination information.
    $strXML .= "               <city>" . $this->dest_city . "</city>\n";
    $strXML .= "               <provOrState>" . $this->dest_province . "</provOrState>\n";
    $strXML .= "               <country>" . $this->dest_country . "</country>\n";
    $strXML .= "               <postalCode>" . $this->dest_zip . "</postalCode>\n";
    $strXML .= "        </ratesAndServicesRequest>\n";
    $strXML .= "</eparcel>\n";

    //print substr($strXML,22);
    if ($resultXML = $this->sendToHost($this->server,$this->port,'POST','',$strXML)) {
            return $this->parserResult($resultXML);
    } else return false;
}


function parserResult($resultXML) {
        $statusMessage = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<statusMessage>")+strlen("<statusMessage>"), strpos($resultXML, "</statusMessage>")-strlen("<statusMessage>")-strpos($resultXML, "<statusMessage>"));
        //print "message = $statusMessage";
        if ($statusMessage == 'OK') {
                $strProduct = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<product id=")+strlen("<product id=>"), strpos($resultXML, "</product>")-strlen("<product id=>")-strpos($resultXML, "<product id="));
                $index = 0;
                $aryProducts = false;
                while (strpos($resultXML, "</product>")) {
                        $aryProducts[$index][name] = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<name>")+strlen("<name>"), strpos($resultXML, "</name>")-strlen("<name>")-strpos($resultXML, "<name>"));
                        $aryProducts[$index][rate] = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<rate>")+strlen("<rate>"), strpos($resultXML, "</rate>")-strlen("<rate>")-strpos($resultXML, "<rate>"));
                        $aryProducts[$index][shippingDate] = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<shippingDate>")+strlen("<shippingDate>"), strpos($resultXML, "</shippingDate>")-strlen("<shippingDate>")-strpos($resultXML, "<shippingDate>"));
                        $aryProducts[$index][deliveryDate] = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<deliveryDate>")+strlen("<deliveryDate>"), strpos($resultXML, "</deliveryDate>")-strlen("<deliveryDate>")-strpos($resultXML, "<deliveryDate>"));
                        $aryProducts[$index][deliveryDayOfWeek] = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<deliveryDayOfWeek>")+strlen("<deliveryDayOfWeek>"), strpos($resultXML, "</deliveryDayOfWeek>")-strlen("<deliveryDayOfWeek>")-strpos($resultXML, "<deliveryDayOfWeek>"));
                        $aryProducts[$index][nextDayAM] = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<nextDayAM>")+strlen("<nextDayAM>"), strpos($resultXML, "</nextDayAM>")-strlen("<nextDayAM>")-strpos($resultXML, "<nextDayAM>"));
                        $aryProducts[$index][packingID] = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "<packingID>")+strlen("<packingID>"), strpos($resultXML, "</packingID>")-strlen("<packingID>")-strpos($resultXML, "<packingID>"));
                        $index++;
                        $resultXML = substr($resultXML, strpos($resultXML, "</product>") + strlen("</product>"));
                }
                return $aryProducts;
        }
        else {
                if (strpos($resultXML, "<error>")) return $statusMessage;
                else return false;
        }
}

  }

?>