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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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Delphi DLL
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Http, HttpResponse, Xml;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
xml: HCkXml;
http: HCkHttp;
endpointUrl: PWideChar;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
serviceName: PWideChar;
serviceReg: PWideChar;
serviceLevel: PWideChar;
contract: PWideChar;
i: Integer;
numContracts: Integer;

begin
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 := CkXml_Create();
CkXml_putEmitXmlDecl(xml,False);
CkXml_putTag(xml,'soapenv:Envelope');
CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,'xmlns:soapenv','http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/');
CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,'xmlns:epro','urn:schemas-royalmail-com/webservice/epro');

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

// Literally use the string "mysecuritytoken" here.
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'soapenv:Header|epro:Authentication|epro:SecurityToken','mysecuritytoken');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'soapenv:Body|epro:GetContracts|epro:Account','account_number');

http := CkHttp_Create();

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,'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 := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpStr(http,'POST',endpointUrl,CkXml__getXml(xml),'utf-8','text/xml',resp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('response status code = ' + IntToStr(CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp)));
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__bodyStr(resp));

// 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>

// 

CkXml_LoadXml(xml,CkHttpResponse__bodyStr(resp));

i := 0;
numContracts := CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,'SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails');
while i < numContracts do
  begin
    CkXml_putI(xml,i);
    serviceName := CkXml__chilkatPath(xml,'SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails[i]|(ServiceName)');
    serviceReg := CkXml__chilkatPath(xml,'SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails[i]|(ServiceReg)');
    serviceLevel := CkXml__chilkatPath(xml,'SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails[i]|(ServiceLevel)');
    contract := CkXml__chilkatPath(xml,'SOAP-ENV:Body|ns1:GetContractsResponse|ns1:GetContractsResult|ns1:Contracts|ns1:ContractDetails[i]|(Contract)');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(serviceName);
    i := i + 1;
  end;

CkXml_Dispose(xml);
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

end;