Google Checkout and Free shipping - SOLUTION HERE

[greenhat]

Problem:
If "Free shipping options" method is enable in ZC, GC makes all shipping free (including the ones you dont want) if responsehandler times out (which happens quite often).

After spending a night searching for a solution and reading through dozens of posts, i finally decided to try to hack it myself.

Solution:

edit file /store/googlecheckout/gcheckout.php

insert the following code to line 462:

        //BEGIN: Hack to remove FreeOptions shipping 
    // FreeOptions shipping is removed from the list of shipping methods available to Google Checkout 
    // if it does not meet the Free shipping criteria (variable $price is not set by the quote() function).
    if($curr_ship == "FREEOPTIONS"){
            $module = new $module_name;
            $quote = $module->quote();
            $price = $quote['methods'][0]['cost'];
            if (is_null($price)) {
                $enable = "False";
                unset($module_info_enabled['FREEOPTIONS']);
            }
        }
    //END: Hack to remove FreeOptions shipping 

or just replace your file by the one attached.

The code removes FreeOptions shipping from the list of shipping methods available to Google Checkout if it does not meet the Free shipping criteria.
I implemented this on ZC v1.3.7 with GC v1.45 and it works well.
Good luck!

[greenhat]

use this file instead (small change). not sure how to remove the attachment from the previous post.

[misty]

Why not also post this in Google Checkout thread..
Single posts are not always found by zencart forum
members...

[greenhat]

I am about to post a reference to this thread there. GC thread is really huge and it's too easy for a solution to get lost there.

[greenhat]

just did a quick search to see if anyone else needs this, and found this thread (i wish i found it sooner). It's actually a cleaner solution than mine:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112491

[gibbywmu]

Thanks a bunch! I've been screwing around with this for hours, and I finally got it to work! Now the FREE SHIPPING options only show up like I have it set on Zen Cart, for orders over $25,. Sure do appreciate the coding fix!

[new2u]

This fix wont work with the latest version.... back to square 1

[new2u]

It looks like it isnt timing out for me anymore and the free shipping options aren't shown ever now. Make sure to edit out any shipping methods youa re not using in the shipping_methods.php file... it helps speed this up.

[tawnos]

You are my hero! thanks