How do I create an xml file and execute in c#...

[trint]

UPS Rates & Service is an xml method of requesting rates on shipping
out boxes from the "checkout" point of online shopping cart software.
Well, I have gotten my c# project all the way to the point of having
all this information stored in variables ready to place in UPS Rates &
Service xml.
How do I create and activate an xml file from within my c#
application?
Can I build it with strings then save it as a file and execute it
somehow?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Trinity

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There are a number of ways to do this, but in your particular case I'd say
your best bet is to have a "template" xml saved as a file, with the elements
that are supposed to be filled in for UPS being blank.

You would load the into an XmlDocument class instance using the Load method,
and then, using XPATH methods, you would "fill in" the values before posting
it to the UPS WebSite.

Example:

myUpsXmlDocument.SelectSingleNode("//weight").InnerText= myWeight.ToString();

Peter
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"trint" wrote:

UPS Rates & Service is an xml method of requesting rates on shipping
out boxes from the "checkout" point of online shopping cart software.
Well, I have gotten my c# project all the way to the point of having
all this information stored in variables ready to place in UPS Rates &
Service xml.
How do I create and activate an xml file from within my c#
application?
Can I build it with strings then save it as a file and execute it
somehow?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Trinity

[trint]

On Apr 6, 8:38 am, Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]
<[e-mail]:

There are a number of ways to do this, but in your particular case I'd say
your best bet is to have a "template" xml saved as a file, with the elements
that are supposed to be filled in for UPS being blank.

You would load the into an XmlDocument class instance using the Load method,
and then, using XPATH methods, you would "fill in" the values before posting
it to the UPS WebSite.

Example:

myUpsXmlDocument.SelectSingleNode("//weight").InnerText= myWeight.ToString();

Peter
--
Site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
Short urls & more: http://ittyurl.net

"trint" wrote:

UPS Rates & Service is an xml method of requesting rates on shipping
out boxes from the "checkout" point of online shopping cart software.
Well, I have gotten my c# project all the way to the point of having
all this information stored in variables ready to place in UPS Rates &
Service xml.
How do I create and activate an xml file from within my c#
application?
Can I build it with strings then save it as a file and execute it
somehow?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Trinity- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you, I will give this a try.
Trint

[Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]]

Hi Trinity,

As Peter said, creating a template file to begin with (Notepad is probably good enough for this) is a good starting point. I'm not familiar with UPS Rates @ Services but if what you call 'xml method' is really a webservice then the xml is probably just a description of what is expected as input for that method. If so, your best bet is to try to create a Web Reference to the service, and then hopefully you can use it as you would any other method.

XML is just text and can't be executed in any way. You can build it in any number of ways, but all it does is hold information in a format readable to a bunch of stuff.

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:13:23 +0200, trint <tr***********@gmail.comwrote:

UPS Rates & Service is an xml method of requesting rates on shipping
out boxes from the "checkout" point of online shopping cart software.
Well, I have gotten my c# project all the way to the point of having
all this information stored in variables ready to place in UPS Rates &
Service xml.
How do I create and activate an xml file from within my c#
application?
Can I build it with strings then save it as a file and execute it
somehow?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Trinity

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Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]

[trint]

On Apr 6, 9:07 am, "Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]"
<[e-mail]:

Hi Trinity,

As Peter said, creating a template file to begin with (Notepad is probably good enough for this) is a good starting point. I'm not familiar with UPS Rates @ Services but if what you call 'xml method' is really a webservice then the xml is probably just a description of what is expected as input for that method. If so, your best bet is to try to create a Web Reference to the service, and then hopefully you can use it as you would any other method.

XML is just text and can't be executed in any way. You can build it in any number of ways, but all it does is hold information in a format readable to a bunch of stuff.

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:13:23 +0200,trint<[e-mail]:

UPS Rates & Service is an xml method of requesting rates on shipping
out boxes from the "checkout" point of online shopping cart software.
Well, I have gotten my c# project all the way to the point of having
all this information stored in variables ready to place in UPS Rates &
Service xml.
How do I create and activate an xml file from within my c#
application?
Can I build it with strings then save it as a file and execute it
somehow?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Trinity

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Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]

ok, I'm working on it and will let everyone know what it looks like.
Thanks,
Trint