minimal wrote:> greetings,
>
> has anyone had luck with the UPS portion of the shipping gem?
>
> i get nil''s returned for price, wondering what i''m
missing. to avoid all
> confusion i included the account/login in the instantiation (sub with
> real values).
>
> @ups = Shipping::UPS.new :ups_account =>
''7B4F74E3075AEEFF'', :ups_user
> => ''username'', :ups_password =>
''password'', :zip => 92064, :sender_zip
> => 19122, :weight => 2
>
> the fake UPS account number looks nuts, mine is only 6 character long.
>
> any insight would be much appreciated. thanks.
Hello,
I had this exact problem and found the solution somewhere on Google. I
know how much this pissed me off so I want to help others.
OK first off make your life easier and create a file
/config/shipping.yml and add your ups account information as shown
below.
ups_license_number: ups_xml_access_key
ups_user: ups_username
ups_password: ups_password
One important thing to notice is that I am using ups_license_number: as
opposed to ups_account: as shown in the Shipping gem docs :( . This is
what is causing all the trouble. Also note that I am using the xml
access key and not the account number.
Next you need a method to get your quote. Here is a quick one to get you
started.
#in your controller
def ups_quote(to_zip, sender_zip, weight)
#define the parameters for the quote
params ={
:zip => to_zip,
:sender_zip => sender_zip,
:weight => weight,
:prefs => "#{RAILS_ROOT}/config/shipping.yml"
}
#build the shipping gem object
@shipping = Shipping::UPS.new params
end
#in your view
<table id="shipping_rates">
<tr>
<td>Shipping Quote:</td>
<td><%= number_to_currency @shipping.price %></td>
</tr>
</table>
That should solve your problem. I wish I could remember who was the
author of that forum response so I could give credit where it is due.
Also keep in mind that UPS tends to go offline from time to time and
without a failsafe method in place of ups_quote your application will
break and output an error. You will need to add error trapping to the
above method.
Best regards,
Tim Matheson
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