[ic] shipping charges and weights...

[Steve]

> Subject: Re: [ic] shipping charges and weights...
>
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Again, thank you for all your help with this. It is greatly appreciated.
> I guess I should let you know that our test server is running 5.0.1. I
> suppose it would be a good idea to get the test server running the same
> thing the production server is running to make sure everything with work
> there as well.  I'm noticing that the learning curve for Interchange is
> quite steep!
>
> What is the value in SHIP_DEFAULT_MODE to specify the method GNDCOMI as
> the default shipping method, or shouldn't I even be concerned about this
> and just use uspg as the default? I'm a lilttle unclear how this is
> supposed to work. Does IC default to GNDCOMI when GNDCOM ( UPS Ground
> Commercial ) is unable to deal with doing the shipping?
>
> --
> Mark Weaver
> American Micro - Webmaster
> 1-800-558-2058
>

You have to edit the selected shipping methods in your country table.
Here is what we are currently using for
code 	shipmodes
US:  	GNDCOMI 3DSI 2DAI 1DAI USPSPM

GNDCOM  I think was foundation default.

I usually copy the existing shipping method then create a new one. I called
it GNDCOMI for internal lookups, same goes for 3 Day Select, 2 Day, and Next
day air.
The defualt GNDCOM also used the internet to lookup UPS rates - I had a few
connection problems with the online lookups returning shipping with 0 -
internal lookups are much faster.

Make sure you restart, or apply changes each time you change the country
table, or your shipping.asc file.

It took me a while to get these shipping methods to work, with a little
patience it'll come... just keep pluggin' away.

Cheers
-Steve