RE: USPS - Address Validate Request

[Mike Krebs <mkrebs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You gave us a lot of information but not really the stuff that we can help with.

Is the test XML request what you got when you were testing? Now that you moved to production it doesn't work? What are you getting back?

Debug would be helpful.

-----Original Message-----
From: ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ftpapi-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hayden, Chris
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 7:54 AM
To: ftpapi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: USPS - Address Validate Request

Can anyone help?

Using the United States Postal Service webservice called "AddressValidateRequest" api

Called their help desk, I am in Production mode

Found this example on the internet, return code comes back '1' which means accepted

Can't get the five digit or four digit zip code to be returned?

Unsuccessful in having the tool fix errors, etc

According to the USPS documentation

Save time and money by reducing shipping errors due to improper address entry. This tool corrects errors in street addresses, including abbreviations and missing information. It also supplies a ZIP+4(r) Code.
View Technical Document ><https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/address-information-v3-1d.htm>

Test XML Request
http://production.shippingapis.com/ShippingAPITest.dll?API=Verify&XML=<AddressValidateRequest%20USERID="xxxxxxxxxxxx">
     <Address>
          <Address1></Address1>
          <Address2>6406 Ivy Lane</Address2>
          <City>Greenbelt</City>
          <State>MD</State>
          <Zip5></Zip5>
          <Zip4></Zip4>
     </Address>
</AddressValidateRequest>

Test XML Response
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<AddressValidateResponse>
     <Address ID="0">
          <Address2>6406 IVY LN</Address2>
          <City>GREENBELT</City>
          <State>MD</State>
          <Zip5>20770</Zip5>
          <Zip4>1440</Zip4>
     </Address>
</AddressValidateResponse>





d address1        s             38a    inz(*blanks)
d address2        s             38a    inz('6406 Ivy Lane')
d city            s             15a    inz('Greenbelt')
d state           s              2a    inz('MD')
d zip5            s              5a    inz(*blanks)
d zip4            s              4a    inz(*blanks)


//production
url = 'http://production.shippingapis.com/';

addressRequest =
       '<AddressValidateRequest '+
       'USERID="' + %trim(USPSUserID) + '">' +
       '<Address ID="0">'+
       '<Address1>' + %trim(Address1) +
       '</Address1>' +
       '<Address2>' + %trim(Address2) +
       '</Address2>' +
       '<City>' + %trim(City) +
       '</City>' +
       '<State>' + %trim(State) +
       '</State>' +
        '<Zip5>' + %trim(Zip5) +
        '</Zip5>' +
        '<Zip4>' + %trim(Zip4) +
        '</Zip4>' +
        '</Address></AddressValidateRequest>';

// encode the address request
Enc = http_url_encoder_new();

rc2 = http_url_encoder_addvar( Enc:
           'XML':
           %addr(addressRequest) + 2:
           %len(addressRequest));

bigString = http_url_encoder_getstr( Enc );

urlValues =
           'ShippingAPItest.dll?API=Verify&' +
            bigString;

// send request
rc = http_get_xml(url +  urlValues:
           *null: %paddr(Incoming): *null );
if rc <> 1;
  msg = http_error;
  dsply msg;
Else;

endif;



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