PostcodeServices09
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DistanceBetween_Postcodes_Dataset
This function is used to return the distance between postcodes. (Returns a Strongly Typed 'PostcodeUtilities' Dataset with populated 'Nearest' table). More Info at http://www.epostcode.com/what-is-epostcode/web-service-described/nearest-data
Test
To test the operation using the HTTP POST protocol, click the 'Invoke' button.SOAP 1.1
The following is a sample SOAP 1.1 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /uk/postcodeservices09.asmx HTTP/1.1 Host: ws.epostcode.com Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: length SOAPAction: "http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/DistanceBetween_Postcodes_Dataset" <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"> <soap:Body> <DistanceBetween_Postcodes_Dataset xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <sPostcodeDatum>string</sPostcodeDatum> <sPostcodeCheck>string</sPostcodeCheck> <AccountName>string</AccountName> <LicenceID>string</LicenceID> <MachineID>string</MachineID> </DistanceBetween_Postcodes_Dataset> </soap:Body> </soap:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: length <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"> <soap:Body> <DistanceBetween_Postcodes_DatasetResponse xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <DistanceBetween_Postcodes_DatasetResult>dataset</DistanceBetween_Postcodes_DatasetResult> </DistanceBetween_Postcodes_DatasetResponse> </soap:Body> </soap:Envelope>
SOAP 1.2
The following is a sample SOAP 1.2 request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /uk/postcodeservices09.asmx HTTP/1.1 Host: ws.epostcode.com Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: length <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"> <soap12:Body> <DistanceBetween_Postcodes_Dataset xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <sPostcodeDatum>string</sPostcodeDatum> <sPostcodeCheck>string</sPostcodeCheck> <AccountName>string</AccountName> <LicenceID>string</LicenceID> <MachineID>string</MachineID> </DistanceBetween_Postcodes_Dataset> </soap12:Body> </soap12:Envelope>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: length <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"> <soap12:Body> <DistanceBetween_Postcodes_DatasetResponse xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/"> <DistanceBetween_Postcodes_DatasetResult>dataset</DistanceBetween_Postcodes_DatasetResult> </DistanceBetween_Postcodes_DatasetResponse> </soap12:Body> </soap12:Envelope>
HTTP GET
The following is a sample HTTP GET request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
GET /uk/postcodeservices09.asmx/DistanceBetween_Postcodes_Dataset?sPostcodeDatum=string&sPostcodeCheck=string&AccountName=string&LicenceID=string&MachineID=string HTTP/1.1 Host: ws.epostcode.com
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: length <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <PostcodeUtilities xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/">dataset</PostcodeUtilities>
HTTP POST
The following is a sample HTTP POST request and response. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /uk/postcodeservices09.asmx/DistanceBetween_Postcodes_Dataset HTTP/1.1 Host: ws.epostcode.com Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: length sPostcodeDatum=string&sPostcodeCheck=string&AccountName=string&LicenceID=string&MachineID=string
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 Content-Length: length <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <PostcodeUtilities xmlns="http://ws.epostcode.com/uk/">dataset</PostcodeUtilities>