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Passing XML code to Get Repose from API using Coldfusion

Explorer ,
Oct 08, 2017 Oct 08, 2017

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I had the following PHP code that posts XML data and retrieves the status as successful post or not This is a valid code and running fine using PHP. This code was sent by the company to test the api, but as the development is done using ColdFusion I wrote a code, given below in ColdFusion, Its sends an OK response but returns an error code as per behavior or the API.

PHP Code:

<?php
define
('blueEx', "http://benefit.blue-ex.com/api/post.php");
$xml
= '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<BenefitDocument>
<AccessRequest>
<DocumentType>1</DocumentType>
<TestTransaction>Y</TestTransaction>*For Testing purpose, after testing leave it blank
<ShipmentDetail>
  
<ShipperName></ShipperName>
  
<ShipperAddress></ShipperAddress>
  
<ShipperContact></ShipperContact>
  
<ShipperEmail></ShipperEmail>
  
<ConsigneeName>Tayyab</ConsigneeName>
  
<ConsigneeAddress>202-N,DHA,Lahore</ConsigneeAddress>
  
<ConsigneeContact>03004306499</ConsigneeContact>
  
<ConsigneeEmail>fusioner@gmail.com</ConsigneeEmail>
  
<CollectionRequired>Y</CollectionRequired>
  
<ProductDetail>Some Product</ProductDetail>
  
<ProductValue>200</ProductValue>
  
<OriginCity>ISB</OriginCity>
  
<DestinationCountry>PK</DestinationCountry>
  
<DestinationCity>LHE</DestinationCity>
  
<ServiceCode>BG</ServiceCode>
  
<ParcelType>P</ParcelType>
  
<Peices>1</Peices>
  
<Weight>1</Weight>
  
<Fragile>N</Fragile>
  
<ShipperReference>9010191</ShipperReference>
  
<InsuranceRequire>N</InsuranceRequire>
  
<InsuranceValue></InsuranceValue>
  
<ShipperComment>xxxx</ShipperComment>
</ShipmentDetail>
</AccessRequest>
</BenefitDocument>';
$c = curl_init(); 
  curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_URL, blueEx );
  curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1 );
  curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "sphere.technologies:sphere.tech");
  curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_POST, 1 );
  curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, array('xml'=>$xml) );
  curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type=application/soap+xml', 'charset=utf-8'));
  $result = curl_exec ($c);
  $xres = simplexml_load_string($result);
  $st = $xres->status;
  $no = $xres->message;

  echo $st . ' - ' . $no;
?>

ColdFusion Code

<cfset objCFHttpProperties = {
  
Useragent = "#CGI.http_user_agent#",
  
Username = "sphere.technologies",
  
Password = "sphere.tech"
  }
/>
<cfxml variable="xmlString">
  
<BenefitDocument>
  
<AccessRequest>
  
<DocumentType>1</DocumentType>
  
<TestTransaction>Y</TestTransaction>
  
<ShipmentDetail>
  
<ShipperName></ShipperName>
  
<ShipperAddress></ShipperAddress>
  
<ShipperContact></ShipperContact>
  
<ShipperEmail></ShipperEmail>
  
<ConsigneeName>Tayyab</ConsigneeName>
  
<ConsigneeAddress>202-N,DHA,Lahore</ConsigneeAddress>
  
<ConsigneeContact>03004306499</ConsigneeContact>
  
<ConsigneeEmail>fusioner@gmail.com</ConsigneeEmail>
  
<CollectionRequired>Y</CollectionRequired>
  
<ProductDetail>Some Product</ProductDetail>
  
<ProductValue>200</ProductValue>
  
<OriginCity>ISB</OriginCity>
  
<DestinationCountry>PK</DestinationCountry>
  
<DestinationCity>LHE</DestinationCity>
  
<ServiceCode>BG</ServiceCode>
  
<ParcelType>P</ParcelType>
  
<Peices>1</Peices>
  
<Weight>1</Weight>
  
<Fragile>N</Fragile>
  
<ShipperReference>9010191</ShipperReference>
  
<InsuranceRequire>N</InsuranceRequire>
  
<InsuranceValue></InsuranceValue>
  
<ShipperComment></ShipperComment>
  
</ShipmentDetail>
  
</AccessRequest>
</BenefitDocument>
</cfxml>
<cfhttp url="http://benefitx.blue-ex.com/api/post.php" method="post" result="result" attributecollection="#objCFHttpProperties#">
  
<cfhttpparam type="header" name="Content-Type" value="application/soap+xml"/>
  
<cfhttpparam type="xml" name="xmlString" value="#xmlString#" />
</cfhttp>
<cfdump var="#result#">

But this code returns the error Status

I've been trying to resolve the issue but cannot come to resolve. Can Someone Help, where I went wrong.

Thanks

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Community Expert , Oct 14, 2017 Oct 14, 2017

Send no header (letting ColdFusion decide which to send) and send the XML as a form field.

<cfhttp url="http://benefitx.blue-ex.com/api/post.php" method="post" result="result" attributecollection="#objCFHttpProperties#">

   <cfhttpparam type="formfield" name="xml" value="#xmlString#" />

</cfhttp>

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Oct 11, 2017 Oct 11, 2017

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It's just a guess, but try changing this line:

<cfhttpparam type="xml" name="xmlString" value="#xmlString#" />

to:

<cfhttpparam type="xml" name="xmlString" value="#toString(xmlString)#" />

and see if anything changes.

Cheers

Eddie

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Oct 11, 2017 Oct 11, 2017

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Hello,

I tried it in the very beginning, but it did not respond accordingly, Gave the same results.

Regards

Tayyab Hussain

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Oct 11, 2017 Oct 11, 2017

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A useful troubleshooting step would be to create your own ColdFusion script and change the posting URL (http://benefit.blue-ex.com/api/post.php) to your own script. Then do the post from the PHP code and observe what your script receives, then do the post from your CF code and see what your script receives.

When you compare the results you will be able to see whether you are doing the same thing in CF as you are doing in PHP.

Cheers

Eddie

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Send no header (letting ColdFusion decide which to send) and send the XML as a form field.

<cfhttp url="http://benefitx.blue-ex.com/api/post.php" method="post" result="result" attributecollection="#objCFHttpProperties#">

   <cfhttpparam type="formfield" name="xml" value="#xmlString#" />

</cfhttp>

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Oct 14, 2017 Oct 14, 2017

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Dear BKBK,

Thanks for the the help.

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Dear BKBK,

Can I know the logic  behind NOT sending the header, It will be an addition to my knowledge. By the way, I was looking forward for your help, as in the past whenever I got stuck, your solutions were always very helpful and correct.

Regards

Tayyab Hussain

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1) Why I thought of a form field:

The line curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, array('xml'=>$xml)); posts the data as a form field. You say that this code works, so I took it to be the proof-of-concept.

2) Why I omitted the Content-type header:

In my experience, cfhttp posts can fail because of this header. So, I leave it out, unless it is absolutely necessary.

To give you an example of the complications that may arise, see my remarks in this previous thread. It turns out that the header may have the name Content-Type or Content_Type. If the one doesn't work, you could try the other. Therefore, chances are, the following might work for you:

<cfhttp url="http://benefitx.blue-ex.com/api/post.php" method="post" result="result" attributecollection="#objCFHttpProperties#">

   <cfhttpparam type="Header" name="Content_Type" value="application/soap+xml"/>

   <cfhttpparam type="formfield" name="xml" value="#xmlString#" />

</cfhttp>

<cfhttp url="http://benefitx.blue-ex.com/api/post.php" method="post" result="result" attributecollection="#objCFHttpProperties#">

   <cfhttpparam type="CGI" name="Content_Type" value="application/soap+xml"/>

   <cfhttpparam type="formfield" name="xml" value="#xmlString#" />

</cfhttp>

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Thanks BKBK, That was very Helpful

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