The CottonHost WebService is used to access our CottonHost service. The
WebService resides behind the secure.eCotton.com webserver which uses 128-bit
encryption (https) for all requests and responses.
Methods which access sensitive data require authentication by the same Producer ID
and Password which are used to access the CottonHost service directly.
Below is a listing of each method available from the CottonHost WebService, along
with brief explanations:
Method GetLoadListingXML
Returns a list of loads (modules) that belong to the requesting producer.
The return string is in XML format using the
CottonHostLoadQuery XML schema.
Method GetBaleListingXML
Returns a list of bales that belong to the requesting producer. If a
load number of 0 (zero) is specified, then all bales which belong to that producer
are included. If a single load number is specified, only the bales that
were ginned from that load will be included. Note that the load number
is assigned by the gin, and may or may not match the "module ID" that was tagged
onto the module by the producer, depending on the way that the gin assigns load
numbers.
The return string is in XML format using the
CottonHostBaleQuery XML schema.
Method GetFarmListingXML
Returns a list of farm records that belong to the requesting producer.
The return string is in XML format using the
CottonHostFarmQuery XML schema.