Custom Shipping Calculator ?

**AzureCrystal** · 23 Mar 2009, 04:04 PM

Grateful thanks for any help or insights, I have a need for a special shipping calculator to work along ZenCart and I am not sure where I integrate this with ZenCart, it might be that I can use the Fedex(they use Fedex and I already installed the Fedex shipping module) module to do this ?? I am a good PHP/MySql/JavaScript coder, I am just not 100% sure where this would fit in ??

I attached a screen shot of the calculator they use, it is just the weight of each item times the quantity, summing the total, then they use that number when they call Fedex. I know, it might be something very stupidly simple I have overlooked, but I would REALLY appreciate anyone who can point me in the right direction, thanks !!! The individual mice shipping price would be easy to calculate from within the products edit section, but when they checkout I have to add the shipping price for the dry ice and the special cold box to the entire order, that is where I am lost, not sure how I can add those items to the final order !

In other words, using Zencart, what would be the simplest method of implementing that calculator, considering I already have the Fedex module ??

**kobra** · 23 Mar 2009, 05:47 PM

What does that calculate?
Total weight?
Or shipping price?

**AzureCrystal** · 23 Mar 2009, 06:29 PM

Weight. We also found a competitor using Zencart, and the ice pack and box "Quantity" seems to be added to the TOTAL order after you pick all your products and quantities.....

Originally Posted by kobra

What does that calculate?
Total weight?
Or shipping price?

**AzureCrystal** · 23 Mar 2009, 06:33 PM

When I order the same products on an existing zencart site, I click on [Shipping Estimaor] and get this:

Available Shipping Methods Rates
United Parcel Service (52.38lbs, including dry ice weight) (Next Day Air) $193.38
United Parcel Service (52.38lbs, including dry ice weight) (2nd Day Air) $86.16
United Parcel Service (52.38lbs, including dry ice weight) (3 Day Select) $70.79
United Parcel Service (52.38lbs, including dry ice weight) (Ground) $41.02

Which shows the dry ice has been added to the total price...

Originally Posted by kobra

What does that calculate?
Total weight?
Or shipping price?

**kobra** · 23 Mar 2009, 11:25 PM

If product weights are entered into the product, then there is no need for the other weight calculator...
If all shipments are to be with dry ice, then the statement can be included with the shipping module for display