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Royal Mail OBA Web Service -- Get Contracts

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Royal Mail OBA Web Service -- Get the contracts for an account.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# Create the following XML:

# <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:epro="urn:schemas-royalmail-com/webservice/epro">
#    <soapenv:Header>
#       <epro:Authentication>
#          <epro:Username>my_username</epro:Username>
#          <epro:Password>my_password</epro:Password>
#          <epro:AccessCode>my_accessCode</epro:AccessCode>
#          <epro:Version>1.0</epro:Version>
#          <epro:SecurityToken>mysecuritytoken</epro:SecurityToken>
#       </epro:Authentication>
#    </soapenv:Header>
#    <soapenv:Body>
#       <epro:GetContracts>
#         <epro:Account>account_number</epro:Account>
#       </epro:GetContracts>
#    </soapenv:Body>
# </soapenv:Envelope>

xml = chilkat2.Xml()
xml.EmitXmlDecl = False
xml.Tag = "soapenv:Envelope"
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soapenv","http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:epro","urn:schemas-royalmail-com/webservice/epro")

# Replace my_username, my_password, and my_accessCode with your actual values.  Do not replace "mysecuritytoken".
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header|epro:Authentication|epro:Username","my_username")
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header|epro:Authentication|epro:Password","my_password")
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header|epro:Authentication|epro:AccessCode","my_accessCode")
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header|epro:Authentication|epro:Version","1.0")

# Literally use the string "mysecuritytoken" here.
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Header|epro:Authentication|epro:SecurityToken","mysecuritytoken")
xml.UpdateChildContent("soapenv:Body|epro:GetContracts|epro:Account","account_number")

http = chilkat2.Http()

http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction","urn:schemas-royalmail-com/webservice/epro/GetContracts")

# Use the sandbox endpoint:   http://interfaces.oba-v.royalmail.com/legacyws/EProImport.asmx 
# The live endpoint would be: http://www.epro.royalmail.com/WebServices/import/eproimport.asmx
endpointUrl = "http://interfaces.oba-v.royalmail.com/legacyws/EProImport.asmx"

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpStr("POST",endpointUrl,xml.GetXml(),"utf-8","text/xml",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("response status code = " + str(resp.StatusCode))
print(resp.BodyStr)

# The response looks like this:

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
# <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
#     <SOAP-ENV:Header/>
#     <SOAP-ENV:Body>
#         <ns1:GetContractsResponse xmlns:ns1="urn:schemas-royalmail-com/webservice/epro">
#             <ns1:GetContractsResult Version="1">
#                 <ns1:Contracts>
#                     <ns1:ContractDetails ServiceName="ADV MAIL + RESPONSE UNSORTED 2C" ServiceReg="AC2" ServiceLevel="01" Contract="DEMOTEST1"/>
#                     <ns1:ContractDetails ServiceName="PLANNED ENVELOPE POLL CARD MMK-2C      " ServiceReg="AG0" ServiceLevel="01" Contract=""/>
# 			...
#                 </ns1:Contracts>
#             </ns1:GetContractsResult>
#         </ns1:GetContractsResponse>
#     </SOAP-ENV:Body>
# </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

# 

xml.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr)

i = 0
numContracts = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails")
while i < numContracts :
    xml.I = i
    serviceName = xml.ChilkatPath("SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails[i]|(ServiceName)")
    serviceReg = xml.ChilkatPath("SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails[i]|(ServiceReg)")
    serviceLevel = xml.ChilkatPath("SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails[i]|(ServiceLevel)")
    contract = xml.ChilkatPath("SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails[i]|(Contract)")
    print(serviceName)
    i = i + 1