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Carrier Tracking URLs

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:21:18 +0000

Please check out my new Carrier Tracking URLs Page. I will keep adding more URLs as I come across them and as YOU submit them to me 😉

On-Line Help for E-Ship

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:04:10 +0000

When you implement the E-Ship/EDI functionality in your database, you get a lot of new fields added also. A lot of those fields are added in places users already interact and as such questions often come up, as to the functionality of certain fields.

The good thing is, that Lanham & Associates over the years have developed some help text, which is a good start – and it is getting better and better.

Label Buffer Files on Citrix/Terminal Server

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:54:27 +0000

There are different ways of handling this; one being creating multiple packing stations and Carrier Packing Stations (one for each PC), but if the only reason for doing this is to separate the buffer file, there is a better way!

Label Print Shell Command Error

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:59:01 +0000

If you ever receive the error message:

The file name “C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c type c:\temp\buffer.txt > LPT1" contains a character that may not be used. Please check the file name. You can find additional information on file names in the documentation for your operation system.

you are more than likely on a newer operating system – i.e. Vista. In the good old days where all computers had at least one parallel port and two serial ports, you could execute shell commands very easy. Nowadays, however, you have to pass the program and parameters separately.

Blind or Double Blind Shipments

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:58:17 +0000

In this world of easy e-commerce solutions we often find us in a situation companies manage orders for other companies, and want to ensure that end customers not know about it. This can be accommodated in Standard eShip using Blind or Double Blind Shipment.

When using Blind Shipment, the Return Address on the Package (and label) will be populated with the information from the Bill-To Customer.

Welcome to the E-Ship Guy's Blog

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:12:29 +0000

Having worked with E-Ship since 2001 I, at times, feel that a lot of people thinks that E-Ship is just for printing UPS and FedEx labels. E-Ship is so much more. My goal with this blog is to hopefully provide help and inspiration to other consultants and end-customer alike and show some of the tips and tricks I have used over the years. Please let me know if you have any specific areas you are curious about by commenting on this post!