Tracking Number

[Jeff Mott]

I'm not really sure what group would be good to post this in, but
since I'm coding it in Perl I figured I'd drop it in here.

I need to know what formats the tracking numbers for UPS, FEDEX,
Airborne Express, etc. come in. I think I may have found some info on
UPS's, but I'm not sure how reliable it is, nor have I found anything
for the others. Does anyone know where I can find info on this?

 

[Martien Verbruggen]

I'm not really sure what group would be good to post this in, but
since I'm coding it in Perl I figured I'd drop it in here.

I need to know what formats the tracking numbers for UPS, FEDEX,
Airborne Express, etc. come in. I think I may have found some info on
UPS's, but I'm not sure how reliable it is, nor have I found anything
for the others. Does anyone know where I can find info on this?

It has really nothing to do with Perl at all, but it turns out someone
has already done a lot of this work. Go to search.cpan.org, and look
for modules with Fedex and UPS in the name.

Martien

 

[Jeff Mott]

It has really nothing to do with Perl at all,

I know. I had already said that, and I apologize. If you know of an
appropriate group, please let me know. I couldn't find one.

but it turns out someone
has already done a lot of this work. Go to search.cpan.org, and look
for modules with Fedex and UPS in the name.

I already had. I found none that had a method for testing the validity
of each's respective tracking number. If you see one I did not, please
let me know.

 

[A. Sinan Unur]

(e-mail address removed) (Jeff Mott) wrote in

I already had. I found none that had a method for testing the validity
of each's respective tracking number. If you see one I did not, please
let me know.

You know, you can search cpan, you do not have to only rely on your eyes.

http://search.cpan.org/search?query=UPS&mode=all

http://search.cpan.org/search?query=fedex&mode=all

 

[Jeff Mott]

You know, you can search cpan

I know. You even quoted my statement that I had already searched CPAN
and not found what I was looking for. Why did you assume I had not?
Did you just quote me without actually reading what I had said?

 

[Martien Verbruggen]

I know. I had already said that, and I apologize. If you know of an
appropriate group, please let me know. I couldn't find one.

I don't know of a better newsgroup, but the ultimate source of this sort
of information would be the people who provide the service, Fedex, and
UPS. Not everything has a newsgroup.

I already had. I found none that had a method for testing the validity
of each's respective tracking number. If you see one I did not, please
let me know.

I figured that something called Business::UPS would have some validation
rules in it. If not, the only alternative I see is to see whether
something is available on the Fedex and UPS web sites, and if not,
contact someone there.

Martien