OK, this is going to be a lengthy post with a lot of code. I have built a
class library in C# for communicating with UPS' online tools for package
tracking, time in transit and a few other services. I have used
serialization to form the requests and I use deserialization to read the
responses. The code for Rates and Services works beautifully but the Time in
transit deserialization states that there is no root element in the XML that
UPS kicks back. The deserialization method for the response was copied from
the working Rates and Rervices response with the only modification being the
type passed to the XmlSerializer constructor. Any Ideas? code listed below:
XML Request from Serialized object(s):
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<AccessReques t xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="en-US">
<AccessLicenseN umber>9BE571A78 CC539A8</AccessLicenseNu mber>
<UserId>ApolloD esignTech</UserId>
<Password>upsgb jyd</Password>
</AccessRequest>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<TimeInTransitR equest xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="en-US">
<Request>
<TransactionRef erence>
<CustomerContex t>TNT_D Origin Country Code</CustomerContext >
<XpciVersion>1. 0002</XpciVersion>
</TransactionRefe rence>
<RequestAction> TimeInTransit</RequestAction>
<RequestOptio n />
</Request>
<TransitFrom>
<AddressArtifac tFormat>
<PoliticalDivis ion2>LONDON</PoliticalDivisi on2>
<PoliticalDivis ion1>CITY OF LONDON</PoliticalDivisi on1>
<Country />
<CountryCode>GB </CountryCode>
<PostcodePrimar yLow>EC03</PostcodePrimary Low>
</AddressArtifact Format>
</TransitFrom>
<TransitTo>
<AddressArtifac tFormat>
<PoliticalDivis ion2>NASSAU</PoliticalDivisi on2>
<PoliticalDivis ion1 />
<Country />
<CountryCode>BS </CountryCode>
<PostcodePrimar yLow />
</AddressArtifact Format>
</TransitTo>
<ShipmentWeight >
<UnitOfMeasurem ent>
<Code>KGS</Code>
<Description>Ki lograms</Description>
</UnitOfMeasureme nt>
<Weight>23</Weight>
</ShipmentWeight>
<TotalPackagesI nShipment>123</TotalPackagesIn Shipment>
<InvoiceLineTot al>
<CurrencyCode>U SD</CurrencyCode>
<MonetaryValue> 250</MonetaryValue>
</InvoiceLineTota l>
<PickupDate>200 60309</PickupDate>
<DocumentsOnlyI ndicator />
</TimeInTransitRe quest>
Raw XML Response from UPS.com
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<TimeInTransitR esponse>
<Response>
<TransactionRef erence>
<CustomerContex t>TNT_D Origin Country Code</CustomerContext >
<XpciVersion>1. 0002</XpciVersion>
</TransactionRefe rence>
<ResponseStatus Code>1</ResponseStatusC ode>
<ResponseStatus Description>Suc cess</ResponseStatusD escription>
</Response>
<TransitRespons e>
<PickupDate>200 6-03-15</PickupDate>
<TransitFrom>
<AddressArtifac tFormat>
<PoliticalDivis ion2>LONDON</PoliticalDivisi on2>
<PoliticalDivis ion1>CITY OF LONDON</PoliticalDivisi on1>
<Country>UNIT ED KINGDOM</Country>
<CountryCode>GB </CountryCode>
<PostcodePrimar yLow>EC03</PostcodePrimary Low>
</AddressArtifact Format>
</TransitFrom>
<TransitTo>
<AddressArtifac tFormat>
<PoliticalDivis ion2>NASSAU</PoliticalDivisi on2>
<Country>BAHAMA S</Country>
<CountryCode>BS </CountryCode>
</AddressArtifact Format>
</TransitTo>
<DocumentsOnlyI ndicator></DocumentsOnlyIn dicator>
<AutoDutyCode>0 2</AutoDutyCode>
<ShipmentWeight >
<UnitOfMeasurem ent>
<Code>KGS</Code>
</UnitOfMeasureme nt>
<Weight>0.2</Weight>
</ShipmentWeight>
<InvoiceLineTot al>
<CurrencyCode>U SD</CurrencyCode>
<MonetaryValue> 250.00</MonetaryValue>
</InvoiceLineTota l>
<Disclaimer>Ser vices listed as guaranteed are backed by a money-back
guarantee for transportation charges only. See Terms and Conditions in the
Service Guide for details. Certain commodities and high value shipments may
require additional transit time for customs clearance.</Disclaimer>
<ServiceSummary >
<Service>
<Code>11</Code>
<Description>UP S Express NA1</Description>
</Service>
<Guaranteed>
<Code>Y</Code>
</Guaranteed>
<EstimatedArriv al>
<BusinessTransi tDays>1</BusinessTransit Days>
<Time>23:30:0 0</Time>
<PickupDate>200 6-03-15</PickupDate>
<PickupTime>16: 00:00</PickupTime>
<HolidayCount>0 </HolidayCount>
<DelayCount>0 </DelayCount>
<Date>2006-03-16</Date>
<DayOfWeek>TH U</DayOfWeek>
<TotalTransitDa ys>1</TotalTransitDay s>
<CustomerCenter Cutoff>15:00:00 </CustomerCenterC utoff>
<RestDays>0</RestDays>
</EstimatedArriva l>
</ServiceSummary>
<ServiceSummary >
<Service>
<Code>01</Code>
<Description>UP S Worldwide Express</Description>
</Service>
<Guaranteed>
<Code>Y</Code>
</Guaranteed>
<EstimatedArriv al>
<BusinessTransi tDays>2</BusinessTransit Days>
<Time>23:30:0 0</Time>
<PickupDate>200 6-03-15</PickupDate>
<PickupTime>19: 00:00</PickupTime>
<HolidayCount>0 </HolidayCount>
<DelayCount>0 </DelayCount>
<Date>2006-03-17</Date>
<DayOfWeek>FR I</DayOfWeek>
<TotalTransitDa ys>2</TotalTransitDay s>
<CustomerCenter Cutoff>18:30:00 </CustomerCenterC utoff>
<RestDays>0</RestDays>
</EstimatedArriva l>
</ServiceSummary>
<MaximumListSiz e>35</MaximumListSize >
</TransitResponse >
</TimeInTransitRe sponse>
Deserialization Method of the TimeInTransitRe sponse object
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public void Deserialize ( System.IO.Strea m xmlResponseStre am )
{
// Local Variables
TimeInTransitRe sponse r = null;
XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(TimeInTra nsitResponse));
// Begin
try
{
r = new TimeInTransitRe sponse();
r = (TimeInTransitR esponse) xs.Deserialize( xmlResponseStre am);
this.Response = r.Response;
this.TransitRes ponse = r.TransitRespon se;
}// end try
catch ( Exception appEx )
{
this.Deserializ eException = appEx;
}// end catch
finally
{
xmlResponseStre am.Close();
}// end finally
}// end Deserialize
Exception:
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System.InvalidO perationExcepti on: There is an error in XML document (0,
0). ---> System.Xml.XmlE xception: The root element is missing.
at System.Xml.XmlT extReader.Read( )
at System.Xml.XmlR eader.MoveToCon tent()
at
Microsoft.Xml.S erialization.Ge neratedAssembly .XmlSerializati onReader1.Read1 3_TimeInTransit Response()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlSe rializer.Deseri alize(XmlReader
xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializat ionEvents events)
at System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlSe rializer.Deseri alize(XmlReader
xmlReader, XmlDeserializat ionEvents events)
at System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlSe rializer.Deseri alize(Stream stream)
at
ApolloDesignTec hnology.Shippin g.Ups.TimeInTra nsit.TimeInTran sitResponse.Des erialize(Stream
xmlResponseStre am)
--
Grant Harmeyer
