Currency Exchange Web Service 1.00

The duzine.com(tm) currency exchange web service or "CEWS"(tm) is an XML-based web service used to access foreign exchange rates at a configurable URL. You may use .NET, SOAP, VB, C++, Java, C#, PERL, or anything else on any network device. Only HTTP is supported by default, but other transport protocols are available upon request.

Commercial or publicly available products or services incorporating these prices must purchase the appropriate license from duzine.com.

Configuration

Apps should be built to enable easy modification of the target URL without recompiling. The smarter ones will allow multiple URLs for fault-tolerance and scalability.

Coverage

Our web service offers over 150 currencies that cover over 200 countries. It includes major benchmarks like the US Dollar, Swiss Franc, Pound Sterling, Australian Dollar and Yen, plus the complete set of Euro members. Each priced once per day, wrapped in an XML message and delivered to you upon request.

Syntax and Samples

We've opted for the smallest possible message thus no SOAP encoding, DTD or schema. The CEWS message consists of a wrapper, the date, the base, and a list of each symbol's currency exchange rate per 1 base. Customers are encouraged to ask for specific modifications, customizations or enhancements.

<?xml version="1.0" ?> 
<CEWS>
 <DATE>21 August 2001</DATE> 
 <BASE>EUR</BASE> 
 <CURRENCY_LIST> 
  <ATS>13.7603</ATS> 
  <AUD>1.7110</AUD> 
  <CAD>1.4107</CAD> 
  <CHF>1.5166</CHF> 
  ... 
 </CURRENCY_LIST> 
</CEWS>

The <CEWS>...</CEWS> wrapper surrounds an entire message. Each message contains one <DATE>...</DATE> section which reports when the currencies were last priced in DD Month YYYY format. A single <BASE>...</BASE> section which by default is base EUR. Plus <CURRENCY_LIST>...</CURRENCY_LIST> list with any number of ISO standard currency symbols surrounding their exchange rate per one BASE. From the example above, on August 21, 2001 EUR 1 = ATS 13.76, EUR 1 = AUD 1.7110, EUR 1 = CAD 1.4107, and EUR 1 = CHF 1.5166.

Purchase and Support

Almost 200 countries and expert support can be made available by purchasing our commerce or site license. The packages include data service for one year, free technical support, XML map of currency symbol to locale, and XML maps of symbol to localized names in three languages (English, Spanish, French). Customers will receive an annual private key which unlocks the complete currency set. We are always happy to assist customers with algorithms and implementation strategies. Our commerce license includes free hosting for qualified applications.

USD $ 499.95/yrCommerce License - required for all commercial apps.
USD $ ASKSite License - J2EE binary license for unlimited hosting on your J2EE servers, 1st year of data service.

Now that accurate, reliable, euro-based fx rates are always available to any network device, why not build multi-currency pricing into your applications?

Contact info@duzine.com to register, upgrade your license, renew your subscription, or answer any questions.


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