ALK Technologies AS/400 manual Request and Response Field Parameters

PC*MILERAS/400 MVS User’s Guide 33

The PC Mileage Server can respond to a total of five types of Mileage Requests:

Mileage:

VN = Version of PC*MILERAS/400 Multiple Version Switch being used by the server

NewÆ MV = Versions of PC*MILER Highway Data available.

VA = Validation that a stop (City, ZIP code, etc.) is recognized by PC*MILER or a list of possible matches to a partial city or ZIP code

MI = Total mileage for up to 30 stops

SM = Total mileage for up to 30 stops broken down by state or province HS = Turn-by-turn driving instructions for up to 30 stops

The PC Mileage Server responds with the following types of returns: VR – Version of PC*MILER or PC*MILERStreets running on the PC

NewÆ NS – Version(s) of PC*MILER running available.

PL – Good/Bad Stop or a ‘pick list’ of potential matches

CP – Total Miles for a trip

SR – Total Miles for a trip broken down by state or province

HR – Turn-by-turn driving instructions or “highway segments”

VN returns a VR

MV returns a NS

VA returns a PL

MI returns a CP

SM returns a CP and an SR.

HS returns a CP, an SR and an HR

7.2 Request and Response Field Parameters

The following sections specify the field parameters for the request types defined in section 7.1 and the responses to each request type.

IMPORTANT NOTE: When using PC*MILERStreets, the best matching for address location lookups can be accomplished using the guidelines stated below. These rules apply to batch or interactive integration. It is recommended that a validation (VA) request always precede each mileage request, especially where street addresses are included, in order to avoid misleading or incomplete output.

•When you input a street address, use a city and state abbreviation whenever possible.

Example: Princeton, NJ;1000 Herrontown Road – The comma between the city and state is optional. The semicolon between the state abbreviation and the street address is required.