[ic] understanding shipping->custom

chad townsend interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
Mon Dec 17 00:27:01 2001


i have downloaded and printed all of those docs.  i have tried to read them all but don't yet have
them memorized.  thanks for pointing out that section, that is exactly what i'm looking for.

i appreciate it,

./chad&

Jim Balcom wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, chad townsend wrote:
> 
> ct>>it's one of those situations where the 'product' is free and the shipping is only 2.00 for each
> ct>>product shipped.  i know i'm probably making this harder than it is but the below formula pretty
> ct>>much sums it up.  i'm sure i'll bang my head against a wall when i see how simple this is.
> ct>>
> ct>>> ct>>  2.00 x # of items ordered from product group #1 anywhere in the usa
> ct>>> ct>>+ 5.00 x # of items ordered from product group #2 anywhere in the usa
> ct>>> ct>>------
> ct>>> ct>>$nn.nn = total shipping cost
> ct>>
> ct>>i can't just add 2.00 to the cost of the product, since the cost is free - i was just trying to use
> ct>>the provided shipping tool to accomplish this - and from fooling with it, it seems i could easily
> ct>>accomplish this with the custom method, but i'm not quite sure how it works.
> 
> Aaaahhhh. The product is free.
> 
> In the downloadable documents, there is one that is called "Interchange
> Databases". The shipping section starts on Page 47. On page 51 is an example
> 'shipping.asc', followed by detailed explanations. I believe that the
> section for RPS Ground is an excellent starting spot for what you want.
> 
> You can also set up a UPS style. Make your zone chart have just one entry:
> 0-99999 is zone 1. Then make the weight of the first group 2 pounds and the
> weight of the second group 5 pounds. Then you  would need to set up a
> shipping table, similar to ground.csv with only one zone and everything
> $1.00. The shipping method will multiply the weight by $1.00 and return that
> as the shipping cost.
> 
> I think that playing with the RPS example is easier.
> 
> -= Jim =-
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