Custom Shipping Charges

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1997

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 10794
interpreted = N
texte = OK, I've got another person asking about calculating shipping charges. I'm forwarding the message to this list so we can all see the solutions.>How do we figure out the cost for the box which is surcharged to the first item in the order?>>example:>>Item 1 .5lbs (Charge them 2.00 for the box, and accumulate the weight>item 2..2lbs (accumulate the weight)>>total (.7lbs + .1 for the box) = shipping cost + 2.00 for the box + 50% markupThis actually fits our original model (1.6.1) much better, where there is some kind of base charge + per item charge. So in this case, you would simply put a hidden field on the shopping cart form with shipCost=2.00 to account for the initial handling charges, and then set a unitShipCost in the product database which tells it how much a single unit will cost to ship.No need for formulas in this case unless you want to get tricky with different shipping methods.shipCost = 2.00 (hidden field on invoice form)Item 1 .5lbs = 1.75 (unitShipCost field in database)Item 2 .2lbs = 0.75WebCatalog automatically adds the base shipCost to the unitShipCost*quantity in this case.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors =====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMasterSan Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Custom Shipping Charges (Grant Hulbert 1997)

OK, I've got another person asking about calculating shipping charges. I'm forwarding the message to this list so we can all see the solutions.>How do we figure out the cost for the box which is surcharged to the first item in the order?>>example:>>Item 1 .5lbs (Charge them 2.00 for the box, and accumulate the weight>item 2..2lbs (accumulate the weight)>>total (.7lbs + .1 for the box) = shipping cost + 2.00 for the box + 50% markupThis actually fits our original model (1.6.1) much better, where there is some kind of base charge + per item charge. So in this case, you would simply put a hidden field on the shopping cart form with shipCost=2.00 to account for the initial handling charges, and then set a unitShipCost in the product database which tells it how much a single unit will cost to ship.No need for formulas in this case unless you want to get tricky with different shipping methods.shipCost = 2.00 (hidden field on invoice form)Item 1 .5lbs = 1.75 (unitShipCost field in database)Item 2 .2lbs = 0.75WebCatalog automatically adds the base shipCost to the unitShipCost*quantity in this case.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ===== Tools for WebWarriors =====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog Pro, WebCommerce Solution11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit Pro, SiteCheck, PhotoMasterSan Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Grant Hulbert

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