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 totalshipping cost. Each member rate could be stored in a different orderfileheader.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 totalshipping cost. Each member rate could be stored in a different orderfileheader.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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