Re: Hairy Shipping Monster
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2006
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 67544
interpreted = N
texte = For each member, create a rate request using their origin zip, customer zip, and lineitems weight. Add each member rate request together to get a total shipping cost. Each member rate could be stored in a different orderfile header. And, I'll second the Corona idea! Cerveza Mas Fina! On 6/22/06 11:07 AM, "Donovan Brooke"
wrote: > I have a somewhat complicate shipping need that is starting > to confuse me... maybe If I run it past you all I can get some idears. > > I have upgraded a sitebuilder store into a store that > has "members" that can also add and edit products. They have > their own directories where they upload there product shots > etc.. > > Anyway, > I have also added to this store, UPS and USPS shipping integration. > Now, since these members ship from their own locations, we need > to get it so that the quotes are from their location. Fine, > so we store the members zip code and use that in the origin > of the quoting process. Not a huge problem. > > The tricky part (the part I'm having trouble with) is > that, in this store, one can purchase products from > different members and have them all in the same cart. > > So, how do we get proper shipping to account for each > separate quote? > > Something tells me I am either going to have to simplify > this shipping process, or totally rewrite it so that > it quotes each product seperately, then adds all the totals > together for the final shipping price. > > Then there is the backend to deal with.... seperating out > the shipping for each member so that I know how much to > pay them. :-0 (TEXTA-Z maybe!). > > ... a corona sounds really nice right about now. > > Donovan ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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For each member, create a rate request using their origin zip, customer zip, and lineitems weight. Add each member rate request together to get a total shipping cost. Each member rate could be stored in a different orderfile header. And, I'll second the Corona idea! Cerveza Mas Fina! On 6/22/06 11:07 AM, "Donovan Brooke" wrote: > I have a somewhat complicate shipping need that is starting > to confuse me... maybe If I run it past you all I can get some idears. > > I have upgraded a sitebuilder store into a store that > has "members" that can also add and edit products. They have > their own directories where they upload there product shots > etc.. > > Anyway, > I have also added to this store, UPS and USPS shipping integration. > Now, since these members ship from their own locations, we need > to get it so that the quotes are from their location. Fine, > so we store the members zip code and use that in the origin > of the quoting process. Not a huge problem. > > The tricky part (the part I'm having trouble with) is > that, in this store, one can purchase products from > different members and have them all in the same cart. > > So, how do we get proper shipping to account for each > separate quote? > > Something tells me I am either going to have to simplify > this shipping process, or totally rewrite it so that > it quotes each product seperately, then adds all the totals > together for the final shipping price. > > Then there is the backend to deal with.... seperating out > the shipping for each member so that I know how much to > pay them. :-0 (TEXTA-Z maybe!). > > ... a corona sounds really nice right about now. > > Donovan ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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