UPS Shipping error

when I try to checkout I get the shipping-failure page with the following message:

The requested service is invalid from the selected origin.

Any idea what this means and how I can fix it?

add the following code to the failure page to return the full request and full response from usps:

<?php

@session_start();

echo "Full Request: ".(isset($_SESSION["cartName_UPS_FullRequest"])?htmlentities($_SESSION["cartName_UPS_FullRequest"]):"n/a")."<br />";  

echo "Full Response: ".(isset($_SESSION["cartName_UPS_FullResponse"])?htmlentities($_SESSION["cartName_UPS_FullResponse"]):"n/a")."<br /></p>"; 

?>

where "cartName" is the name of your eCart object. Post the results of this back so I can see what is causing the problem.

I'm getting the same error...

I have a "S is not a valid unit of measurement for weight for this shipment"

When I placed that PHP code in my shipping failure page I received:

Full Request: <?xml version="1.0"?><AccessRequest xml:lang="en-US"><AccessLicenseNumber>BC7C400D64070B68</AccessLicenseNumber><UserId>DaPa1500</UserId><Password>ChinaChina</Password></AccessRequest><?xml version="1.0"?><RatingServiceSelectionRequest xml:lang="en-US"><Request><TransactionReference><CustomerContext>Rating and Service</CustomerContext><XpciVersion>1.0001</XpciVersion></TransactionReference><RequestAction>Rate</RequestAction><RequestOption>rate</RequestOption></Request><PickupType><Code>03</Code></PickupType><Shipment><Shipper><ShipperNumber>55107W</ShipperNumber><Address><PostalCode>98502</PostalCode><CountryCode>US</CountryCode></Address></Shipper><ShipTo><Address><PostalCode></PostalCode><CountryCode></CountryCode></Address></ShipTo><Service><Code>03</Code></Service><Package><PackagingType><Code>02</Code></PackagingType><Dimensions><Length>20</Length><Width>20</Width><Height>5</Height><UnitOfMeasurement><Code>IN</Code></UnitOfMeasurement></Dimensions><PackageWeight><Weight>0.1</Weight><UnitOfMeasurement><Code>S</Code></UnitOfMeasurement></PackageWeight></Package></Shipment></RatingServiceSelectionRequest>
Full Response: <?xml version="1.0"?> <RatingServiceSelectionResponse><Response><TransactionReference><CustomerContext>Rating and Service</CustomerContext><XpciVersion>1.0001</XpciVersion></TransactionReference><ResponseStatusCode>0</ResponseStatusCode><ResponseStatusDescription>Failure</ResponseStatusDescription><Error><ErrorSeverity>Hard</ErrorSeverity><ErrorCode>110546</ErrorCode><ErrorDescription>S is not a valid unit of measurement for weight for this shipment</ErrorDescription></Error></Response></RatingServiceSelectionResponse>

I hope this was OK to post here. Not really sure what the etiquette is for this kind of thing, but I figured it was a similar error so I posted it here. I don't mean to take away from the original poster...

thanks in advance...

What payment gateway are you using? to give further advice, I will need to know the gateway being used.

I can see from the output that there is no Ship to Zip code, this will cause the "requested service is invalid from the selected origin" error.

I'm using Paypal Standard. The user-name I gave during the Checkout Wizard process was the User ID I received when I requested my PayPal API signature, not the e-mail address I use to access my PayPal account. Hope that makes sense.

If I do the Web Assist checkout procedure without adding shipping, everything works great (I've used it with a client that uses flat rate shipping). But every time I try to add UPS shipping I get many errors, and every time I use the Wizard I get that same error about "S" is not a valid weight...

on the confirm page change:
change:

$Shipping_PackageArray[$Shipping_PackageIndex]["WeightUnits"] = "".strtoupper($yourCart->WeightUnits)."S" ."";

to:

$Shipping_PackageArray[$Shipping_PackageIndex]["WeightUnits"] = "".strtoupper($yourCart->WeightSuffix)."S" ."";

where yourCart is the name of your eCart object.

Done--but now my "checkout" button doesn't work in my cart.php

hmm....

Updated 3PM PST:

Sorry, let me be a little more specific. When I click "checkout" the page does not change, as if the button doesn't lead to anything. My "continue shopping" button also no longer works (same issue, just stays on the same page). Not sure if the "continue shopping" issue is related, but in case that's relevant, I just wanted you to know. Thanks in advance again...

I have created a support ticket so we can look into this issue further.

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I'm really at my wits end with these UPS shipping problems. The site worked perfectly until I used the Checkout Wizard to add UPS shipping. You've given me help to set up different shipping rates for different quantities, but now I'm getting outrageous shipping charges even when I restart the browser. If I select 3 items their weight is 4 pounds, but shipping total is $74.19 for sending 4 pounds from Michigan to Boston (USPS does it for $15). My client is getting very angry at my "incompetence."

I'm thinking of switching to FedEx, but I notice in the posts people seem to have just as many problems with that. What is your experience: do folks have fewer issues with FedEx, or vice versa?