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Thread: Canada Post Real Time Shipping

  1. 10-16-2007, 12:16 PM #1
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    Default Canada Post Real Time Shipping

    Will be in next build...
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  2. 10-30-2007, 01:56 PM #2
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    To clarify, are we talking about shipping quotes, or actually creating shipping labels by electronically submitting account + shipment info to Canada Post?
  3. 10-30-2007, 02:45 PM #3
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    Shipping quotes for Sell Online account holders, for domestic, US, and overseas shipping methods. The store must be configured for CAD currency, and weight in kilograms.

    Also, the box-packing algorithm that Sell Online offers is not supported. The box size is determined by the 'Dimensions' field for IsShipSeparately items, or an AppConfig for non-ShipSeparately items.
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  4. 10-30-2007, 03:30 PM #4
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    OK, thanks for the reply.


    Does anyone know how to go about creating the actual bill of lading using some sort API for Canada Post? I know it's possible at *some* level, as PayPal lets you create shipping labels for Canada Post. Nobody at Canada Post nor IBM's helpdesk for online customers seems to know...

    Cheers,


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  5. 10-30-2007, 09:06 PM #5
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    Canada Post does not offer a public API to generate labels. PayPal evidently worked a deal with them to provide their functionality.

    They do provide a web interface to generate labels. A motivated person might automate that interface by examining the http source, and replicating that functionality in code.
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  6. 11-01-2007, 08:20 AM #6
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    ...does the weight have to be configured only in kilograms?

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  7. 11-01-2007, 08:39 AM #7
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    Yes, the Canada Post class enforces this. You must have weights in kg, and currency in CAD, which is what Canada Post expects and replies.
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  8. 11-15-2007, 02:01 PM #8
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    After sending a scathing email to Canada Post about their lack of online options, I received a reply back with some BS canned response. A few days later, I got a real response from someone letting me know they were about ready to begin testing their web API for creating shipping labels.

    Sweet. Hopefully this will be available soon.