From: PJ Kelly <pj@...>
Date: 2006-11-09T10:43:21+09:00
Subject: Ruby Shipping Gem Setup

Hi There,

I'm new to the list, and found some posts on this topic, but never any 
answers to the questions, so I'm gonna try posting again.

I'm trying to setup the ruby shipping gem, and can't figure out how to 
configure parts of it.  I've followed the setup instructions in the 
O'Reilly Ruby Cookbook and the gem documentation.

For the UPS part of it i need to provide values for ups_account, 
ups_user, and ups_password. I assume these keys equate to the following:

ups_account = account number
ups_user = the username I login to the ups admin area with
ups_password = the password I login to the ups admin area with

I've tried this configuration, but it always returns a price of 0. The 
response object contains the following:

response_plain="UPSOnLine5%Missing ActionCode%6837n"
response="UPSOnLine5%Missing ActionCode%6837n", 
data="AppVersion=1.2&AcceptUPSLicenseAgreement=yes&ResponseType=application/x-ups-rss&ActionCode=3&RateChart=Customer+Counter&DCISInd=0&SNDestinationInd1=0&SNDestinationInd2=0&ResidentialInd=$r&PackagingType=00&ServiceLevelCode=GND&ShipperPostalCode=90701&ShipperCountry=US&ConsigneePostalCode=60202&ConsigneeCountry=US&PackageActualWeight=2&DeclaredValueInsurance=0",

I don't know what Missing Action Code refers to, but I'm thinking it 
means maybe I'm using the wrong login credentials. I also have a 
Developer's Key and an XML Access Key for the account, and have tried 
them in place of the password and/or account number, but i get the same 
response all the time.

On the FedEx side of things, i can't figure out how to generate the 
required meter number for the account. FedEx says it has to be generated 
by the software that is accessing the FedEx api, but I haven't been able 
to find any method of generating it from within the gem.

Anyone have any experience with this gem?  Any suggestions? Any help 
would be much appreciated.

Best, PJ

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