Setup Requirements
To recreate this sample, make a new C# ASP.NET application within Visual Studio.NET.
Then right click References in the Solution Explorer and select Add Web Reference.
Then type http://www.saiasecure.com/webservice/shipment/soap.asmx for the URL and click the Go
icon on the right. You should then see a list of methods in the window below. Next
change the Web Reference Name to "Saia.Shipment" and click Add Reference.
Sample Application Code
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.SessionState;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
namespace CS
{
///
/// Summary description for WebForm1.
///
public class WebForm1 : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label2;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label3;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Element;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label ResponseCode;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label5;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Fault;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label7;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Message;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label CurrentStatus;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label ConsigneeName;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label4;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label6;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Description1;
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label Label9;
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
System.Text.StringBuilder request = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
Saia.Shipment.Shipment shipment = new Saia.Shipment.Shipment();
request.Append("<GetByProNumber>");
request.Append("<UserID>Your User ID</UserID>");
request.Append("<Password>Your Password</Password>");
request.Append("<TestMode>Y</TestMode>");
request.Append("<ProNumber>463510000</ProNumber>");
request.Append("</GetByProNumber>");
// Below are examples of the other tracing request documents.
/* GetByBLNumber
request.Append("<GetByBLNumber>");
request.Append("<UserID>Your User ID</UserID>");
request.Append("<Password>Your Password</Password>");
request.Append("<TestMode>Y</TestMode>");
request.Append("<BLNumber>12345</BLNumber>");
request.Append("<OriginZipcode>38101</OriginZipcode>");
request.Append("<DestinationZipcode>70364</DestinationZipcode>");
request.Append("</GetByBLNumber>");
*/
/* GetByPONumber
request.Append("<GetByPONumber>");
request.Append("<UserID>Your User ID</UserID>");
request.Append("<Password>Your Password</Password>");
request.Append("<TestMode>Y</TestMode>");
request.Append("<PONumber>12345</PONumber>");
request.Append("<OriginZipcode>38101</OriginZipcode>");
request.Append("<DestinationZipcode>70364</DestinationZipcode>");
request.Append("</GetByPONumber>");
*/
/* GetByShipperNumber
request.Append("<GetByShipperNumber>");
request.Append("<UserID>Your User ID</UserID>");
request.Append("<Password>Your Password</Password>");
request.Append("<TestMode>Y</TestMode>");
request.Append("<ShipperNumber>12345</ShipperNumber>");
request.Append("<OriginZipcode>38101</OriginZipcode>");
request.Append("<DestinationZipcode>70364</DestinationZipcode>");
request.Append("</GetByShipperNumber>");
*/
/* GetByPartnerNumber
request.Append("<GetByPartnerNumber>");
request.Append("<UserID>Your User ID</UserID>");
request.Append("<Password>Your Password</Password>");
request.Append("<TestMode>Y</TestMode>");
request.Append("<PartnerSCAC>VITR</PartnerSCAC>");
request.Append("<PartnerNumber>123456789</PartnerNumber>");
request.Append("</GetByPartnerNumber>");
*/
try
{
string response = shipment.ProcessXML(request.ToString());
System.Xml.XmlDocument xmlResponse = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
xmlResponse.LoadXml(response);
// Note: These examples use SelectSingleNode() which accepts a string
// containing a XPath expression. This is a common way to retrieve a node
// from a small XML Document.
if (xmlResponse.SelectSingleNode("/Response/Code").InnerText != "")
{
// Add error handling code in case Saia responds
// with an Error Code
this.ResponseCode.Text = xmlResponse.SelectSingleNode("/Response/Code").InnerText;
this.Element.Text = xmlResponse.SelectSingleNode("/Response/Element").InnerText;
this.Fault.Text = xmlResponse.SelectSingleNode("/Response/Fault").InnerText;
this.Message.Text = xmlResponse.SelectSingleNode("/Response/Message").InnerText;
}
else
{
this.CurrentStatus.Text = xmlResponse.SelectSingleNode("/Response/CurrentStatus").InnerText;
this.ConsigneeName.Text = xmlResponse.SelectSingleNode("/Response/Consignee/Name").InnerText;
// Below is a sample of how to retrieve an array
// using XPath and XML with SelectNodes().
System.Xml.XmlNodeList Details = xmlResponse.SelectNodes("/Response/Details/DetailItem");
foreach (System.Xml.XmlNode DetailItem in Details)
{
Description1.Text = DetailItem["Description"].InnerText;
break;
}
}
}
catch
{
// Add error handling code in case your unable to connect
// to the Saia Website.
}
}
#region Web Form Designer generated code
override protected void OnInit(EventArgs e)
{
//
// CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Form Designer.
//
InitializeComponent();
base.OnInit(e);
}
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Page_Load);
}
#endregion
}
}
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