Re: taxTotal confusion

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20997
interpreted = N
texte = Hi,A-Ha! I see what I did wrong. I had an extra tab in the product.db and it did not see that hte item was taxable because the next thing was canEmail and that was F.Thanks,Charles >>It is my understanding (as limited as this might be) that the variable >>[taxTotal] was automatically calculated based on [subTotal]*[taxRate]. > >This is true. What's not working? One thing beginners tend to do is >modify the Formulas.db behind WebCatalog's back by changing the file on >disk without telling WebCatalog to flush databases (and thus reload the new >formulas) > >Another thing to make sure: your products should have taxable=T in the >product database so that WebCatalog knows to apply tax to those items. > >Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ > > _______________________________________________________________ Charles Kline ckline@macsultants.com MacSultants Professional Solutions for Computer SystemsPhone# 609-273-3255 Fax# 609-273-3721 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: taxTotal confusion (charles kline 1998)
  2. Re: taxTotal confusion (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  3. taxTotal confusion (charles kline 1998)
Hi,A-Ha! I see what I did wrong. I had an extra tab in the product.db and it did not see that hte item was taxable because the next thing was canEmail and that was F.Thanks,Charles >>It is my understanding (as limited as this might be) that the variable >>[taxTotal] was automatically calculated based on [subTotal]*[taxRate]. > >This is true. What's not working? One thing beginners tend to do is >modify the formulas.db behind WebCatalog's back by changing the file on >disk without telling WebCatalog to flush databases (and thus reload the new >formulas) > >Another thing to make sure: your products should have taxable=T in the >product database so that WebCatalog knows to apply tax to those items. > >Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ > > _______________________________________________________________ Charles Kline ckline@macsultants.com MacSultants Professional Solutions for Computer SystemsPhone# 609-273-3255 Fax# 609-273-3721 charles kline

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