UPS Rates and Service Selection Active-X component*

The best components save developers time. That is exactly what this component does for a developer who wants to use the UPS Online XML tool for Rates and Service.

UPS provides programmers with an XML interface to several services. Collectively they are called the UPS Online tools. This component was built to work with the UPS Rates and Service Selection Online XML tool.

The features of this component allow a programmer to provide a shipping and delivery point, shipping weight, shipping method and several other pieces of information.

Why would a developer want to buy this component? This component saves a lot of development and learning time. Internally this component deals with XML, HTTP communications, and the technical details of UPS XML Rates and Service tool so you don’t have to. By using this component you can have a working example within 30 minutes! How much is your time worth?

Features:

  • Communicates directly with the UPS servers to get up-to-date rate and service information.
  • Request a shipping rate for a single shipping option or request all the shipping options.
  • Provides a straightforward object interface through its properties and methods.
  • HTTP communications are done automatically, you just make sure you have an Internet connection and the component does the rest.
  • Can operate in either Synchronous or Asynchronous mode.
  • Documentation and VB6 sample code is provided.

Special licensing requirements

Before a programmer can use this component they must first register on the UPS web site at no cost. Both a Developer Key and an Access Key must be obtained, register here. The purpose of this quick registration process is to ensure that the developer agrees to be an end user of UPS. Furthermore the product license establishes that Active Computing is providing the component as a consultant.

Pricing:

Description
Licenses
Price
COM Object
1
$175.00
COM Object
5
$799.00
COM Object
10
$1,399.00
COM Object VB6 Source code**
1
$2,500.00

Minimum System Requirements:

-Installation program requires 12 MB of free hard disk space.
-Internet Connection
-Processor anything that was made within the last 5 years
-64MB Ram
-Programming environment capable of supporting COM components
-Win 2000/XP/Vista/Win 7 or better

* Component vendor is no way affiliated with UPS. Neither UPS or component vendor take any responsibility for other's products. UPS provides the UPS XML Online tools and the vendor is a contractor who develops code.

** You must purchase one license for each copy of the program installed. The source code comes with 1 license. Example: You want to use two copies of the program, but want to modify the source code of both. You can do this by purchasing 1 regular license and one Source Code License. Note: Customers who purchase source code must realize that they have the ability to change the code. Technical support for modified source code may be limited.