Re: Re: Discussion on Tracking Orders

I'm currently assessing the number of carriers being used. I'm also contacting the two I know for sure.

Once I determine how the data should be passed to each carrier, how would my tracking number link know which carrier belongs to that tracking number?

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Re: Re: Re: Discussion on Tracking Orders by arthas (Hermit) on Jun 03, 2003 at 15:19 UTC
You have a couple of choices. You can, as per phydeauxarff suggestion, modify your database so that, when entering tracking numbers, you also specify the carrier which they belong to. For instance, when you enter a code such as GE732387457WW (invented) you assign it manually to TNT. As an alternative, you can just enter the tracking numbers and have your software determine which carrier they belong to. Just to stay with TNT, you know that a number which satisfies the regex: `/^GE\d{9}WW$/` [download] is theirs. You can do the same for other carriers. If you choose this way, remeber that some carriers (i.e. UPS) have more that one format for their tracking numbers. Michele.	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Re: Re: Discussion on Tracking Orders
by arthas (Hermit) on Jun 03, 2003 at 15:19 UTC

You have a couple of choices.

You can, as per phydeauxarff suggestion, modify your database so that, when entering tracking numbers, you also specify the carrier which they belong to. For instance, when you enter a code such as GE732387457WW (invented) you assign it manually to TNT.

As an alternative, you can just enter the tracking numbers and have your software determine which carrier they belong to. Just to stay with TNT, you know that a number which satisfies the regex:

/^GE\d{9}WW$/
[download]

is theirs. You can do the same for other carriers. If you choose this way, remeber that some carriers (i.e. UPS) have more that one format for their tracking numbers.

Michele.

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