I have updated the zip code web service to fix some issues with the data returned from getLocalTime. Prior to this fix, only the 12 hour format was displayed without the proper meridiem (AM or PM). The time was also off by one hour. This fix adds two additional children: currentMilitaryTime – The 24 hour [...]
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Will Fitch
Apr 29
|20:01
A web service is a way for systems to communicate over a network. They can be as simple as an API (e.g. Google Maps) or as complex as a brokered system that handles transactions for multiple requesters and/or providers. Web services bring with them some huge advantages. Data is packaged via HTTP or HTTPS and [...]
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Will Fitch
Apr 23
|21:40
With the increasing use of web services and communications via HTTP, XML has become an industry standard for sending and receiving data among systems. Every language seems to have multiple ways to parse XML, each more complicated than the other. This presents a problem for developers. The majority of the time, developers need to read/write [...]
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Will Fitch
Mar 27
|22:55
The zip code web service will be under maintenance until April 3rd. I am completing a total overhaul on my blog, so please hang in there with me.
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Will Fitch
Jul 26
|20:07
I have completed the major functionality to the SOAP integration of the zip code services. The following methods can be used to get the data you need: getDistanceByZip – Get the distance from one zip code to another getZipsByRadius – Get GPS information within (X) miles of a zip code getLocalTime – Get the local [...]
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