USPSTrack Control

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Retrieves tracking data for any package shipped with Delivery or Signature confirmation.

Syntax

USPSTrack

Remarks

This control is used to check the delivery status of any package without having to go to the USPS web site to make any queries about the status of your shipment. This control can retrieve tracking information for any Express Mail package, any package sent to a US address utilizing the Delivery or Signature confirmation option, as well as all International shipments.

To retrieve tracking information, simply provide your tracking number as a parameter into the TrackShipment method. The RequestType property determines which of the two types of requests are sent. They are listed below.

For the Detail request type, information will be provided for each time the barcode on the label was scanned. There may be many such tracking events as a package travels to its destination, and information on each hop is contained in the TrackEvents property. Information is returned in the following properties:

The following example will return sample data from a special USPS test server: USPSTrack.USPSAccount.UserId = "YOURIDHERE" USPSTrack.USPSAccount.Server = "https://secure.shippingapis.com/ShippingAPITest.dll" USPSTrack.TrackShipment("EJ958083578US") ' Only works with above URL

Postage Provider Notes

When using USPS as the PostageProvider (i.e. ppNone) you will need to...

• Set PostageProvider to ppNone (default).
• Set USPSUserId to the UserId provided by USPS.
• Set USPSPassword to the password provided by USPS.
• Set USPSServer to either the test or production server.

When using Endicia as the PostageProvider there are different instructions for Production and Testing.

Production

Endicia will provide you with a production account number and password. To use your account with the components...

• Set PostageProvider to ppEndicia.
• Set USPSAccountNumber to your production account number (provided by Endicia).
• Set USPSPassword to your production password (provided by Endicia).

The components come with a built in sandbox account for your use. To use that account with the components...

• Set PostageProvider to ppEndicia.
• Set EndiciaTestMode to either 1 or 2.

ppStamps

When using Stamps.com as the PostageProvider you will need to...

• Set PostageProvider to ppStamps.
• Set USPSUserId to the sandbox or production user provided by Stamps.com.
• Set USPSAccountNumber to the sandbox or production account number provided by Stamps.com.
• Set USPSPassword to the sandbox or production password provided by Stamps.com.
• Set USPSServer to either the test or production server.

Property List

The following is the full list of the properties of the control with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Method List

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Event List

The following is the full list of the events fired by the control with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

Config Settings

The following is a list of config settings for the control with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

FirewallAutoDetect Property (USPSTrack Control)

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.FirewallAutoDetect[=boolean]

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

Data Type

Boolean

FirewallType Property (USPSTrack Control)

The type of firewall to connect through.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.FirewallType[=integer]

Possible Values

fwNone(0), 
fwTunnel(1), 
fwSOCKS4(2), 
fwSOCKS5(3), 
fwSOCKS4A(10)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:

Data Type

Integer

FirewallHost Property (USPSTrack Control)

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.FirewallHost[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional). If a FirewallHost is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If this property is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the control fails with an error.

Data Type

String

FirewallPassword Property (USPSTrack Control)

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.FirewallPassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword properties are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the control fails with an error.

Data Type

String

FirewallPort Property (USPSTrack Control)

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host .

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.FirewallPort[=integer]

Default Value

0

Remarks

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall FirewallHost. See the description of the FirewallHost property for details.

Note: This property is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType property for details.

Data Type

Integer

FirewallUser Property (USPSTrack Control)

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.FirewallUser[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, this property and the FirewallPassword property are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the control fails with an error.

Data Type

String

PackageSignedBy Property (USPSTrack Control)

Signature of person who signed for package.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.PackageSignedBy

Default Value

""

Remarks

This is returned only if this package has already been delivered and signature confirmation is desired.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

PostageProvider Property (USPSTrack Control)

The postage provider to use. If a postage-paid label is required either ppEndicia or ppStamps must be used.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.PostageProvider[=integer]

Possible Values

ppNone(0), 
ppEndicia(1), 
ppStamps(2)

Default Value

0

Remarks

When set to ppNone, the control will communicate with USPS servers. When set to this value the following properties should also be set.

• Set USPSUserId
• Set USPSPassword
• Set USPSServer

When set to ppEndicia, the control will communicate with Endicia's servers. When set to this value the following properties should also be set.

For Production

• Set USPSAccountNumber
• Set USPSPassword

For Testing

• Set EndiciaTestMode

When set to ppStamps, the control will communicate with Stamps.com's servers. When set to this value the following properties should also be set.

• Set USPSUserId
• Set USPSAccountNumber
• Set USPSPassword
• Set USPSServer

Data Type

Integer

ProxyAuthScheme Property (USPSTrack Control)

The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.ProxyAuthScheme[=integer]

Possible Values

authBasic(0), 
authDigest(1), 
authProprietary(2), 
authNone(3), 
authNtlm(4), 
authNegotiate(5)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy. This is used only when the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are set.

ProxyAuthScheme should be set to authNone (3) when no authentication is expected.

By default, ProxyAuthScheme is authBasic (0), and if the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are set, the control will attempt basic authentication.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authDigest (1), digest authentication will be attempted instead.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authProprietary (2), then the authorization token will not be generated by the control. Look at the configuration file for the control being used to find more information about manually setting this token.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authNtlm (4), NTLM authentication will be used.

For security reasons, setting this property will clear the values of ProxyUser and ProxyPassword.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyAutoDetect Property (USPSTrack Control)

Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.ProxyAutoDetect[=boolean]

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available. The default value is .

Data Type

Boolean

ProxyPassword Property (USPSTrack Control)

A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.ProxyPassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

Data Type

String

ProxyPort Property (USPSTrack Control)

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy Server (default 80).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.ProxyPort[=integer]

Default Value

80

Remarks

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy ProxyServer (default 80). See the description of the ProxyServer property for details.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyServer Property (USPSTrack Control)

If a proxy Server is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.ProxyServer[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

If a proxy ProxyServer is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

If the ProxyServer property is set to a domain name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the ProxyServer property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

Data Type

String

ProxySSL Property (USPSTrack Control)

When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.ProxySSL[=integer]

Possible Values

psAutomatic(0), 
psAlways(1), 
psNever(2), 
psTunnel(3)

Default Value

0

Remarks

When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy. The applicable values are as follows:

Data Type

Integer

ProxyUser Property (USPSTrack Control)

A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.ProxyUser[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

Data Type

String

RequestType Property (USPSTrack Control)

The type of tracking request.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.RequestType[=integer]

Possible Values

rtDetail(0), 
rtSummary(1)

Default Value

0

Remarks

By default, the TrackShipment method will return a detailed summary of each time the shipment was scanned during transit in the TrackEvents property. However, when set to rtSummary, a summary of each status that is returned will be populated in the TrackEventStatus property.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate Property (USPSTrack Control)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate Property (USPSTrack Control)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (USPSTrack Control)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertIssuer Property (USPSTrack Control)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertIssuer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey Property (USPSTrack Control)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

Note: The SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (USPSTrack Control)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether a SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (USPSTrack Control)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey Property (USPSTrack Control)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (USPSTrack Control)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength Property (USPSTrack Control)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber Property (USPSTrack Control)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (USPSTrack Control)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertStore Property (USPSTrack Control)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertStore[=string]

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLAcceptServerCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword.

SSLAcceptServerCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLAcceptServerCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLAcceptServerCertStore has a value, and SSLAcceptServerCertSubject or SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLAcceptServerCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLAcceptServerCertStoreB.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword Property (USPSTrack Control)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType Property (USPSTrack Control)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType[=integer]

Possible Values

cstUser(0), 
cstMachine(1), 
cstPFXFile(2), 
cstPFXBlob(3), 
cstJKSFile(4), 
cstJKSBlob(5), 
cstPEMKeyFile(6), 
cstPEMKeyBlob(7), 
cstPublicKeyFile(8), 
cstPublicKeyBlob(9), 
cstSSHPublicKeyBlob(10), 
cstP7BFile(11), 
cstP7BBlob(12), 
cstSSHPublicKeyFile(13), 
cstPPKFile(14), 
cstPPKBlob(15), 
cstXMLFile(16), 
cstXMLBlob(17), 
cstJWKFile(18), 
cstJWKBlob(19), 
cstSecurityKey(20), 
cstBCFKSFile(21), 
cstBCFKSBlob(22), 
cstPKCS11(23), 
cstAuto(99)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The control supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the control will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames Property (USPSTrack Control)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertUsage Property (USPSTrack Control)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

• Digital Signature
• Non-Repudiation
• Key Encipherment
• Data Encipherment
• Key Agreement
• Certificate Signing
• CRL Signing
• Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags Property (USPSTrack Control)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

Please see the SSLAcceptServerCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertVersion Property (USPSTrack Control)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertVersion

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertSubject Property (USPSTrack Control)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertSubject[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded Property (USPSTrack Control)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLAcceptServerCertStore and SSLAcceptServerCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLAcceptServerCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLAcceptServerCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLAcceptServerCertSubject is set to an empty string.

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLCertEffectiveDate Property (USPSTrack Control)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertEffectiveDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertExpirationDate Property (USPSTrack Control)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertExpirationDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (USPSTrack Control)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertExtendedKeyUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprint Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertFingerprint

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertFingerprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertFingerprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertIssuer Property (USPSTrack Control)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertIssuer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPrivateKey Property (USPSTrack Control)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertPrivateKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

Note: The SSLCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (USPSTrack Control)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether a SSLCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (USPSTrack Control)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertPrivateKeyContainer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKey Property (USPSTrack Control)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertPublicKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (USPSTrack Control)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKeyLength Property (USPSTrack Control)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertPublicKeyLength

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertSerialNumber Property (USPSTrack Control)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertSerialNumber

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (USPSTrack Control)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertSignatureAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertStore Property (USPSTrack Control)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertStore[=string]

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLCertStorePassword.

SSLCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLCertStore has a value, and SSLCertSubject or SSLCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLCertStoreB.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLCertStorePassword Property (USPSTrack Control)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertStorePassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Data Type

String

SSLCertStoreType Property (USPSTrack Control)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertStoreType[=integer]

Possible Values

cstUser(0), 
cstMachine(1), 
cstPFXFile(2), 
cstPFXBlob(3), 
cstJKSFile(4), 
cstJKSBlob(5), 
cstPEMKeyFile(6), 
cstPEMKeyBlob(7), 
cstPublicKeyFile(8), 
cstPublicKeyBlob(9), 
cstSSHPublicKeyBlob(10), 
cstP7BFile(11), 
cstP7BBlob(12), 
cstSSHPublicKeyFile(13), 
cstPPKFile(14), 
cstPPKBlob(15), 
cstXMLFile(16), 
cstXMLBlob(17), 
cstJWKFile(18), 
cstJWKBlob(19), 
cstSecurityKey(20), 
cstBCFKSFile(21), 
cstBCFKSBlob(22), 
cstPKCS11(23), 
cstAuto(99)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The control supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the control will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertSubjectAltNames Property (USPSTrack Control)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertSubjectAltNames

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintMD5 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertThumbprintMD5

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertThumbprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertThumbprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertUsage Property (USPSTrack Control)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

• Digital Signature
• Non-Repudiation
• Key Encipherment
• Data Encipherment
• Key Agreement
• Certificate Signing
• CRL Signing
• Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertUsageFlags Property (USPSTrack Control)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertUsageFlags

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

Please see the SSLCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertVersion Property (USPSTrack Control)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertVersion

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertSubject Property (USPSTrack Control)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertSubject[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

Data Type

String

SSLCertEncoded Property (USPSTrack Control)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLCertEncoded[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLCertStore and SSLCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLCertSubject is set to an empty string.

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLCertEncodedB.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLProvider Property (USPSTrack Control)

The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLProvider[=integer]

Possible Values

sslpAutomatic(0), 
sslpPlatform(1), 
sslpInternal(2)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic), the control will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.

Possible values are as follows:

In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The control will select a provider depending on the current platform.

When Automatic is selected, the platform implementation is used by default. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols, the internal implementation is used.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertEffectiveDate Property (USPSTrack Control)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertEffectiveDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertExpirationDate Property (USPSTrack Control)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertExpirationDate

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (USPSTrack Control)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprint Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertFingerprint

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertIssuer Property (USPSTrack Control)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertIssuer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The issuer of the certificate. This property contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPrivateKey Property (USPSTrack Control)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertPrivateKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

Note: The SSLServerCertPrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, SSLServerCertPrivateKey returns an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (USPSTrack Control)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether a SSLServerCertPrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (USPSTrack Control)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name of the SSLServerCertPrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKey Property (USPSTrack Control)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertPublicKey

Default Value

""

Remarks

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (USPSTrack Control)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKeyLength Property (USPSTrack Control)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertPublicKeyLength

Default Value

0

Remarks

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertSerialNumber Property (USPSTrack Control)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertSerialNumber

Default Value

""

Remarks

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (USPSTrack Control)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertStore Property (USPSTrack Control)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertStore

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLServerCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLServerCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLServerCertStorePassword.

SSLServerCertStore is used in conjunction with the SSLServerCertSubject property to specify client certificates. If SSLServerCertStore has a value, and SSLServerCertSubject or SSLServerCertEncoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the SSLServerCertSubject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLServerCertStoreB.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Binary String

SSLServerCertStorePassword Property (USPSTrack Control)

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertStorePassword

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertStoreType Property (USPSTrack Control)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertStoreType

Possible Values

cstUser(0), 
cstMachine(1), 
cstPFXFile(2), 
cstPFXBlob(3), 
cstJKSFile(4), 
cstJKSBlob(5), 
cstPEMKeyFile(6), 
cstPEMKeyBlob(7), 
cstPublicKeyFile(8), 
cstPublicKeyBlob(9), 
cstSSHPublicKeyBlob(10), 
cstP7BFile(11), 
cstP7BBlob(12), 
cstSSHPublicKeyFile(13), 
cstPPKFile(14), 
cstPPKBlob(15), 
cstXMLFile(16), 
cstXMLBlob(17), 
cstJWKFile(18), 
cstJWKBlob(19), 
cstSecurityKey(20), 
cstBCFKSFile(21), 
cstBCFKSBlob(22), 
cstPKCS11(23), 
cstAuto(99)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The control supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the control will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertSubjectAltNames Property (USPSTrack Control)

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertSubjectAltNames

Default Value

""

Remarks

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5

Default Value

""

Remarks

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (USPSTrack Control)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256

Default Value

""

Remarks

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertUsage Property (USPSTrack Control)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertUsage

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLServerCertUsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

• Digital Signature
• Non-Repudiation
• Key Encipherment
• Data Encipherment
• Key Agreement
• Certificate Signing
• CRL Signing
• Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertUsageFlags Property (USPSTrack Control)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertUsageFlags

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of SSLServerCertUsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

Please see the SSLServerCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLServerCertUsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertVersion Property (USPSTrack Control)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertVersion

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertSubject Property (USPSTrack Control)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertSubject

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertEncoded Property (USPSTrack Control)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.SSLServerCertEncoded

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The SSLServerCertStore and SSLServerCertSubject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

When SSLServerCertEncoded is set, a search is initiated in the current SSLServerCertStore for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, SSLServerCertSubject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, SSLServerCertSubject is set to an empty string.

To read or write binary data to the property, a Variant (Byte Array) version is provided in .SSLServerCertEncodedB.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

Binary String

StatusDescription Property (USPSTrack Control)

Status Description returned by Endicia.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.StatusDescription

Default Value

""

Remarks

This field may be returned when calling TrackShipment and the PostageProvider is set to ppEndicia.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

Timeout Property (USPSTrack Control)

The timeout for the control.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.Timeout[=integer]

Default Value

60

Remarks

If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion or an error condition is encountered.

If Timeout is set to a positive value, the control will wait for the operation to complete before returning control.

The control will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, making sure that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not freeze and remains responsive.

If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the control fails with an error.

Note: By default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, that is, the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.

The default value for the Timeout property is 60 seconds.

Data Type

Integer

TrackEventCount Property (USPSTrack Control)

The number of records in the TrackEvent arrays.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventCount

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• TrackEventAddress1
• TrackEventAddress2
• TrackEventCity
• TrackEventCompany
• TrackEventCountryCode
• TrackEventDate
• TrackEventException
• TrackEventLocation
• TrackEventOther
• TrackEventState
• TrackEventStatus
• TrackEventTime
• TrackEventZipCode

The array indices start at 0 and end at TrackEventCount - 1.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

TrackEventAddress1 Property (USPSTrack Control)

Line 1 in the location address where a tracking event occurred (by package).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventAddress1(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Line 1 in the location address where a tracking event occurred (by package). This contains street prefix, street name, street type.

This is not available for USPS tracking requests.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventAddress2 Property (USPSTrack Control)

Line 2 in the location address where a tracking event occurred (by package).

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventAddress2(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Line 2 in the location address where a tracking event occurred (by package). This contains building, floor, room, suite and PO Box Number.

This is not available for USPS tracking requests.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventCity Property (USPSTrack Control)

Name of the city where the tracking event occurred.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventCity(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Name of the city where the tracking event occurred. This is returned in the server reply for each tracking event.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventCompany Property (USPSTrack Control)

Company name if delivered to a company for a given TrackingNumber .

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventCompany(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Company name if delivered to a company for a given TrackingNumber.

This property is applicable only to USPS and is returned after a call to the TrackShipment method for each tracking event returned by the USPS Server.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventCountryCode Property (USPSTrack Control)

Country code where the tracking event happened.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventCountryCode(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Country code where the tracking event happened.

For FedEx, this is returned if the country, where the scanning activity happened, is US or CA (for Canada).

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventDate Property (USPSTrack Control)

Date the tracking event happened.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventDate(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Date the tracking event happened.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventException Property (USPSTrack Control)

The most recent status exception for the tracking event.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventException(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The most recent status exception for the tracking event. This is only available for FedEx, and is applicable for Express services only.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventLocation Property (USPSTrack Control)

Location description where a tracking event occurred.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventLocation(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Location description where a tracking event occurred.

This is only applicable to UPS.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventOther Property (USPSTrack Control)

Other information about the tracking event.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventOther(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Other information about the tracking event.

This is only applicable to USPS and will be populated with any additional information in the tracking event that is not provided by the other properties. Examples of this are "AuthorizedAgent" and "Signer" (when there is a signer for that event).

The format of this property is a comma-separated "name=value" list.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventState Property (USPSTrack Control)

State or province code where the tracking event occurred.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventState(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

State or province code where the tracking event occurred. This is a two-letter standard abbreviation.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventStatus Property (USPSTrack Control)

Literal description of the tracking event.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventStatus(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Literal description of the tracking event.

For UPS, possible values are:

For USPS, if RequestType is set to rtSummary, this will contain a description of the current status of the package being tracked. In this case, TrackEventStatus will contain the entire summary and none of the other properties will be populated. For example, this property might contain: "Your item was delivered at 8:10 am on June 1 in Wilmington DE 19801."

If there is a problem with a specific TrackingNumber within the request, the response will raise an error which will be returned in the TrackEventStatus property that pertains to the specific TrackingNumber.

When RequestType is set to rtDetail however, this property will contain a description of the event type for the current tracking event. For example, "ENROUTE", "DELIVERED", "ACCEPTANCE", etc. The rest of the fields will be populated with more details of the event.

When using Endicia as your postage provider, Status will be the only field populated and may contain the status, the timestamp, and the location of the tracking event.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventTime Property (USPSTrack Control)

Time the tracking event occurred.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventTime(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Time the tracking event occurred.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TrackEventZipCode Property (USPSTrack Control)

Postal code where the tracking event happened.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackEventZipCode(TrackEventIdx)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Postal code where the tracking event happened. Returned if the country, where the scanning activity happened, supports postal-code system.

The TrackEventIdx parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the TrackEventCount property.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Data Type

String

USPSAccountNumber Property (USPSTrack Control)

The shipper's Endicia account number.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.USPSAccountNumber[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

The shipper's Endicia account number.

This property is only used when shipping with Endicia and will take a production account number. During testing please set EndiciaTestMode which will automatically use a sandbox account. During testing this property does not need to be set.

Data Type

String

USPSPassword Property (USPSTrack Control)

Password to use for logging in to the USPS Server .

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.USPSPassword[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

Password to use for logging in to the USPS Server.

This password is provided to you by USPS when you register for service. The password is not to be shared with others outside your organization, nor is it to be packaged, distributed, or sold to any other person or entity.

Note, the Password property has been depreciated by USPS, and remains only for backwards compatibility.

When PostageProvider has been set to ppEndicia, this must be the pass phrase associated with your postage account that was supplied to you by Endicia upon registration.

Data Type

String

USPSServer Property (USPSTrack Control)

URL for the USPS server where the requests are sent.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.USPSServer[=string]

Default Value

"https://secure.shippingapis.com/ShippingAPI.dll"

Remarks

URL for the USPS server where the requests are sent.

When PostageProvider has been set to ppEndicia, the live production URL will be set automatically. For testing please set EndiciaTestMode.

When PostageProvider has been set to ppStamps, the live production URL will be set automatically. For testing please set StampsTestMode.

There are two different live and test URLs that have been provided by the US Postal service for use with the Webtools APIs (and these controls). There is one plaintext URL and one SSL-secured URL for both live and testing. These URLs are listed below, along with the controls that use them.

Live Servers:

Test Servers:

These test servers return CANNED RESPONSES. They will only accept a specific set of data, and will only return one pre-formed response. Any transaction that does not contain the exact data they expect will cause an error to be generated. Because of these limitations we strongly recommend you test using a live account.

Note that the label components must use the live server for testing, but with the Certify configuration setting set to True. There is no need to set Certify with Endicia or Stamps.com. Set EndiciaTestMode or StampsTestMode instead.

Data Type

String

USPSUserId Property (USPSTrack Control)

User Id for logging in to the USPS WebTools or Stamps.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.USPSUserId[=string]

Default Value

""

Remarks

User Id for logging in to the USPS WebTools or Stamps.com Server.

This User Id is provided to you by USPS or Stamps.com when you register for service. The UserId is not to be shared with others outside your organization, nor is it to be packaged, distributed, or sold to any other person or entity. During testing set StampsTestMode to use the built-in sandbox account. This field is not used by Endicia.

Data Type

String

Config Method (USPSTrack Control)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.Config ConfigurationString

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every control. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the control.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the control, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

Reset Method (USPSTrack Control)

Resets the internal state of the control and all properties to their default values.

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.Reset 

Remarks

The Reset method does not have any parameters and does not return any value.

TrackShipment Method (USPSTrack Control)

Returns tracking data for requested TrackingNumber .

Syntax

uspstrackcontrol.TrackShipment TrackingNumber

Remarks

The TrackingNumber parameter identifies the shipment (this must be alphanumeric).

If the request is successful, TrackEvents will contain information about each time the package was scanned in transit.

For a summary of the information set RequestType property to rtSummary. Each TrackEventStatus entry is formatted on a single line and contains the date, status (delivered, enroute, etc), state, and zip code.

The following properties may be populated upon method return:

• StatusDescription (Endicia only)

If there is a problem with a specific TrackingNumber within the request, the response will raise an error that pertains to the specific TrackingNumber. For more details on errors codes and descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

Error Event (USPSTrack Control)

Information about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

Sub uspstrackcontrol_Error(ErrorCode As Integer, Description As String)

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing.

ErrorCode contains an error code and Description contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

Notification Event (USPSTrack Control)

Notification returned by the server upon successful request (if applicable).

Syntax

Sub uspstrackcontrol_Notification(Message As String)

Remarks

When sending a request, the server may return with a successful reply or an error. However, even when a transaction is successful, a warning or a note might still be returned by the server. In such cases, the Notification event is fired.

Notifications returned through this event are non-fatal and shipments will still be processes, labels will still be printable, rates are still returned, etc. These notifications should be treated as informational only.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (USPSTrack Control)

Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.

Syntax

Sub uspstrackcontrol_SSLServerAuthentication(CertEncoded As String, CertSubject As String, CertIssuer As String, Status As String, Accept As Boolean)

Remarks

During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string OK). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.

SSLStatus Event (USPSTrack Control)

Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.

Syntax

Sub uspstrackcontrol_SSLStatus(Message As String)

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.

Config Settings (USPSTrack Control)

Track Config Settings

HTTP Config Settings

TCPClient Config Settings

SSL Config Settings

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Socket Config Settings

Base Config Settings

Trappable Errors (USPSTrack Control)

Track Errors

The control may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other controls.

SOAP Errors

The control may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other controls.

HTTP Errors

The control may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other controls.

TCPClient Errors

SSL Errors

TCP/IP Errors

XML Errors