Comments on: Shipping Modules are fun to code http://www.clubosc.com/shipping-modules-are-fun-to-code.html Showcasing osCommerce...the good, the bad and the ugly! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:32:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Clayton http://www.clubosc.com/shipping-modules-are-fun-to-code.html/comment-page-1#comment-2736 Michael Clayton Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:19:21 +0000 http://www.clubosc.com/?p=282#comment-2736 Hi Gary Thanks for your prompt response. I'm going to need your help. I’ve found a osc contribution that lists all the UK counties into zones, I have made the comparison with the courier zones and indeed some counties straddle two zones, but I can handle that. The zone contribution is in the form of sql insert statements, a sample of which follows: INSERT INTO zones (zone_country_id,zone_code,zone_name) VALUES("222","Avon","England - Avon"); INSERT INTO zones (zone_country_id,zone_code,zone_name) VALUES("222","Antrim","N. Ireland - Antrim"); INSERT INTO zones (zone_country_id,zone_code,zone_name) VALUES("222","Aberdeen City","Scotland - Aberdeen City"); etc The question is how do I set up the 5 UK Zones, and in each Zone “place each county appropriately”? The price I need to charge is indeed a flat rate, you’ve explained that I’ll need to duplicate flat.php 5 times and assign it to each of my 5 Zones. How do I do this and why? Thanks in advance MC Hi Gary
Thanks for your prompt response. I'm going to need your help. I’ve found a osc contribution that lists all the UK counties into zones, I have made the comparison with the courier zones and indeed some counties straddle two zones, but I can handle that.
The zone contribution is in the form of sql insert statements, a sample of which follows:

INSERT INTO zones (zone_country_id,zone_code,zone_name) VALUES("222","Avon","England – Avon");
INSERT INTO zones (zone_country_id,zone_code,zone_name) VALUES("222","Antrim","N. Ireland – Antrim");
INSERT INTO zones (zone_country_id,zone_code,zone_name) VALUES("222","Aberdeen City","Scotland – Aberdeen City"); etc

The question is how do I set up the 5 UK Zones, and in each Zone “place each county appropriately”?
The price I need to charge is indeed a flat rate, you’ve explained that I’ll need to duplicate flat.php 5 times and assign it to each of my 5 Zones. How do I do this and why?

Thanks in advance

MC

]]> By: Gary http://www.clubosc.com/shipping-modules-are-fun-to-code.html/comment-page-1#comment-2730 Gary Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:06:08 +0000 http://www.clubosc.com/?p=282#comment-2730 MC - could be problematic. You'd need to compare the courier zones against the list of counties in the UK. Som counties might have half in one zone and half in another for example. Set up 5 UK Zones. In each Zone place each county appropriately. Now use any of the shipping modules to get the price you need to charge, eg: flat.php (if the charge is a flat rate for example). Duplicate flat.php 5 times (not overly difficult) and assign one to each of your 5 zones. Clear as mud? If you need help setting it up, email me, my address is up there ^ MC – could be problematic.

You'd need to compare the courier zones against the list of counties in the UK. Som counties might have half in one zone and half in another for example.

Set up 5 UK Zones. In each Zone place each county appropriately. Now use any of the shipping modules to get the price you need to charge, eg: flat.php (if the charge is a flat rate for example). Duplicate flat.php 5 times (not overly difficult) and assign one to each of your 5 zones.

Clear as mud?

If you need help setting it up, email me, my address is up there ^

]]> By: Michael Clayton http://www.clubosc.com/shipping-modules-are-fun-to-code.html/comment-page-1#comment-2729 Michael Clayton Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:59:24 +0000 http://www.clubosc.com/?p=282#comment-2729 The courier were using has advised us to provide shipping to our customers on zones within the UK and not weight. I've just stumbled upon 'ClubOsc' and I'm wondering if I could adopt a similar approach, incidentally how do you make an input form for the module? The UK is divided into 5 major zones what in your view is the best approach? Thanks in advance MC The courier were using has advised us to provide shipping to our customers on zones within the UK and not weight. I've just stumbled upon 'ClubOsc' and I'm wondering if I could adopt a similar approach, incidentally how do you make an input form for the module?

The UK is divided into 5 major zones what in your view is the best approach?

Thanks in advance

MC

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