Re: Using the Tearoom Teamplates

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texte = I think focusing on these 2 things, will help you most:1) http://betadoc.smithmicro.com/FormulaFormat.html(formulas are not just for custom price setting, but also for custom shipping costsetc.)and2)unitShipCost = price per unit (can be in catalog.db or formula.db)ShipCost = fixed price per order (can be in formula.db or form variable)ShippingTotal= sum of (unitShipCost * qty) plus ShipCost for orderThe Formulas page in the online docs have some nice examples of different kindsof shipping methods. Note also that there is a header variable calledTaxableShipping which oddly enough specifies whether the ShippingTotal should beadded for tax purposes or not.(provided by John Peacock)-John ButlerDavid Ellsworth wrote:> Some time ago, I was the author of the how did YOU learn Web Catalog> thread. The almost unanimous answer was read the docs coupled with a> smattering of just play with it. From my own experience, I'm beginning to> think that the latter is the ONLY way - albeit really uncomfortable.>> I've been wrestling with the documentation for some weeks now trying to get> a SIMPLE store flying. I don't think I'm an idiot or a slow learner either -> but the process is making me a bit bitter.>> I didn't want to set up a store using frames - so the Storebuilder was out.> So I figured I'd need to modify the Tearoom store to get going. In modifying> the templates of the Tearoom - I managed to aggravate a bug in WC 4.0 that> took about a week to isolate and correct - only with the help of tech> support (which of course cost me hours of phone time).>> The documentation doesn't suggest what course to take if you don't need some> of the stuff included in the templates or want to have some additional> custom (yet fairly standard) elements included in the invoice and beyond in> the store. For instance, I don't want to capture the shipping method or what> state to ship to (I only need to add 5% tax for Wisconsin residents) on the> shoppingcart.tpl page.>> By simple, I mean all I have to do for shipping and handling is a subtotal> math equation. That is:>> Up to $10.00, add $3.95> >From $10.01 to $50.00, add $4.95> >From $50.01 to $100.00, add 10% of subtotal> >From $100.01 to $200.00, add 8% of subtotal> $200.00 and over, add 6% of subtotal>> Canadians add 15% of subtotal minimum $4.95>> Is there a simple example somewhere that explains this that I'm missing?>> Why should I need a consultant to do this if the software is so strongly> marketed as EASY?>> I'm not afraid of wading in to find out how to do things on the web - but> this seems really hard for some reason - perhaps I need a vacation more than> I think I do - sheesh!>> [/david]> --> David Ellsworth> Plank Road Publishing, Inc.> Publishers of Music K-8 Magazine> http://www.musick8.com> Phone: 414-462-5160> Fax: 414-462-5693> david@musick8.com>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Using the Tearoom Teamplates (John Butler 2000)
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Re: Using the Tearoom Teamplates (John Butler 2000)
Re: Using the Tearoom Teamplates (Christopher Mackay 2000)
Re: Using the Tearoom Teamplates (John Butler 2000)
Using the Tearoom Teamplates (David Ellsworth 2000)

I think focusing on these 2 things, will help you most:1) http://betadoc.smithmicro.com/FormulaFormat.html(formulas are not just for custom price setting, but also for custom shipping costsetc.)and2)unitShipCost = price per unit (can be in catalog.db or formula.db)ShipCost = fixed price per order (can be in formula.db or form variable)ShippingTotal= sum of (unitShipCost * qty) plus ShipCost for orderThe Formulas page in the online docs have some nice examples of different kindsof shipping methods. Note also that there is a header variable calledTaxableShipping which oddly enough specifies whether the ShippingTotal should beadded for tax purposes or not.(provided by John Peacock)-John ButlerDavid Ellsworth wrote:> Some time ago, I was the author of the how did YOU learn Web Catalog> thread. The almost unanimous answer was read the docs coupled with a> smattering of just play with it. From my own experience, I'm beginning to> think that the latter is the ONLY way - albeit really uncomfortable.>> I've been wrestling with the documentation for some weeks now trying to get> a SIMPLE store flying. I don't think I'm an idiot or a slow learner either -> but the process is making me a bit bitter.>> I didn't want to set up a store using frames - so the Storebuilder was out.> So I figured I'd need to modify the Tearoom store to get going. In modifying> the templates of the Tearoom - I managed to aggravate a bug in WC 4.0 that> took about a week to isolate and correct - only with the help of tech> support (which of course cost me hours of phone time).>> The documentation doesn't suggest what course to take if you don't need some> of the stuff included in the templates or want to have some additional> custom (yet fairly standard) elements included in the invoice and beyond in> the store. For instance, I don't want to capture the shipping method or what> state to ship to (I only need to add 5% tax for Wisconsin residents) on the> shoppingcart.tpl page.>> By simple, I mean all I have to do for shipping and handling is a subtotal> math equation. That is:>> Up to $10.00, add $3.95> >From $10.01 to $50.00, add $4.95> >From $50.01 to $100.00, add 10% of subtotal> >From $100.01 to $200.00, add 8% of subtotal> $200.00 and over, add 6% of subtotal>> Canadians add 15% of subtotal minimum $4.95>> Is there a simple example somewhere that explains this that I'm missing?>> Why should I need a consultant to do this if the software is so strongly> marketed as EASY?>> I'm not afraid of wading in to find out how to do things on the web - but> this seems really hard for some reason - perhaps I need a vacation more than> I think I do - sheesh!>> [/david]> --> David Ellsworth> Plank Road Publishing, Inc.> Publishers of Music K-8 Magazine> http://www.musick8.com> Phone: 414-462-5160> Fax: 414-462-5693> david@musick8.com>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Butler

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