Create Customer/Enquiry

PHP examples use the PHP Client Library with SimpleXML

Description

object create_enquiry ( SimpleXMLElement $enquiry_data, int $channel )

Parameters

$enquiry_data

SimpleXMLElement containing all of the customer/enquiry information

$channel

ID for the channel (supplier) we want the details

Example

// ID for the channel (supplier) we want to log the Enquiry with
$channel = 3;

// Create a new SimpleXMLElement to hold the enquiry details
$enquiry = new SimpleXMLElement('<enquiry />');

// Add customer/enquiry details (could be using data from a form $_POST)
$enquiry->addChild('title', 'Mr');
$enquiry->addChild('firstname', 'Joe');
$enquiry->addChild('surname', 'Bloggs');
$enquiry->addChild('enquiry_type', 'General Enquiry');
$enquiry->addChild('enquiry_detail', 'Customer text goes here');

// Send the enquiry to the TourCMS API
$result = $tourcms->create_enquiry($enquiry, $channel);

// Check it was received ok
if($result->error == "OK")
	print 'Thanks, your enquiry has been sent.';

Thanks, your enquiry has been sent.

C# examples use the .Net Client Library

Overload list

XmlDocument CreateEnquiry (XmlDocument enquiryDetails, int channelId)

Parameters

enquiryDetails

XmlDocument containing the Customer/Enquiry POST data (See table below)

channelId

ID number for the channel to lodge the Customer/Enquiry with

Example

// ID for the channel (supplier) we want to log the Enquiry with
int channelId = 3;

// Create an XMLDocument to hold the customer details
XmlDocument enquiry = new XmlDocument();

// Create the XML Declaration, append it to XML document
XmlDeclaration dec = enquiry.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", null, null);
enquiry.AppendChild(dec);

// Create the root element, append it to the XML document
XmlElement root = enquiry.CreateElement("enquiry");
enquiry.AppendChild(root);

// Either add an existing customer_id or enter some contact
// details and a new customer will be created
// Here we'll pass in an email address and name, creating a new customer
XmlElement email = enquiry.CreateElement("email");
email.InnerText = "joe.bloggs@example.com";
root.AppendChild(email);

XmlElement firstname = enquiry.CreateElement("firstname");
firstname.InnerText = "Joe";
root.AppendChild(firstname);

// Add the details of the enquiry
XmlElement enquiryDetails = enquiry.CreateElement("enquiry_details");
enquiryDetails.InnerText = "Test message";
root.AppendChild(enquiryDetails);

// Call the API
XmlDocument doc = myTourCMS.CreateEnquiry(enquiry, channelId);

// Get the response status, will be "OK" if there's no problem
string status = doc.SelectSingleNode("//error").InnerText;
Console.WriteLine(status);

OK

VB examples use the .Net Client Library

Overload list

XmlDocument CreateEnquiry (XmlDocument enquiryDetails, Integer channelId)

Parameters

enquiryDetails

XmlDocument containing the Customer/Enquiry POST data (See table below)

channelId

ID number for the channel to lodge the Customer/Enquiry with

Example

' ID for the channel (supplier) we want to log the Enquiry with
Dim channelId As Integer = 3

' Build an XMLDocument to hold the customer details
Dim enquiry As XmlDocument = new XmlDocument()

' Create the XML Declaration, append it to XML document
Dim dec As XmlDeclaration = enquiry.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", null, null)
enquiry.AppendChild(dec)

' Create the root element, append it to XML document
Dim root As XmlElement = enquiry.CreateElement("enquiry")
enquiry.AppendChild(root);

' Either add an existing customer_id or enter some contact
' details and a new customer will be created
' Here we'll pass in an email address and name, creating a new customer
Dim email As XmlElement = enquiry.CreateElement("email")
email.InnerText = "joe.bloggs@example.com"
root.AppendChild(email)

Dim firstname As XmlElement = enquiry.CreateElement("firstname")
firstname.InnerText = "Joe"
root.AppendChild(firstname)

' Add the details of the enquiry
Dim enquiryDetails As XmlElement = enquiry.CreateElement("enquiry_details")
enquiryDetails.InnerText = "Test message"
root.AppendChild(enquiryDetails)

' Call the API
Dim doc As XmlDocument = myTourCMS.CreateEnquiry(enquiry, channelId)

' Get the response status, will be "OK" if there's no problem
Dim status As String = doc.SelectSingleNode("//error").InnerText
Console.WriteLine(status)

OK

NodeJS examples use the NodeJS Wrapper

Example

TourCMS.createEnquiry({
  channelId: 3930,
  enquiry: {
    firstname: "Joe",
    surname: "Bloggs",
    email: "test@example.com",
    enquiry_type: "General enquiry",
    enquiry_detail: "Enquiry text goes here"
  },
  callback: function(response) {
    console.log(response.error);
  }
});

OK

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