Different shipping methods for different categories

[dab]

Ajeh, that is perfect - thank you so much for your help.

Dave

[Ajeh]

Thanks for the update that this is now working for you ...

[Sampler111]

Hi my name is John and i am useing Zencart for a while now but dont know anyting about PHP or any other web language.
My Problem is when i setup Zencart first i was able to add a weight to a product for chargeing then i tried to setup zones and since that my charge by weight will not work.
Can you please tell me how to make the charge by weight work again.?

Thanks.......John

[Ajeh]

What is the weight that you are using?

What are your settings in Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ...

What are your settings on your Zone Rate zones shipping module?

[Painted Hills NB]

Hi, I am new to ZenCart, having inherited this project in it's present state - although I have several years of web-design experience and can figure out most coding eventually, PHP is not my forte (I appreciate that one of the contributors to this forum acknowledged coding is about 90-some% cut and paste). Anywho...we are currently using v1.3.9h. I spent all day yesterday reading all 46 pages of this thread, I now have the gist of what needs to happen however, I am not finding the solution to our particular issue.

Product "87" MUST ship UPS 2nd Day Air or can be picked up in store.


One of two solutions would be ideal:
#1: When Product "87" is in the shopping cart (regardless of what else might be in there) disable Per Unit, 3 Day Select & Ground shipping methods (leaving only 2nd Day Air and Store Pickup enabled). *International orders only ship Per Unit - so Product "87" must be disabled for all International Zones.

OR

#2: If shopping cart contains products in addtion to Product "87", shipment is automatically split shipped and alternate shipping methods are enabled for these items. If this is a huge coding issue, we're okay with option #1.

Shipping Modules Insatalled:

FREE SHIPPING! freeshipper
Per Unit perweightunit
Store Pickup storepickup
United Parcel Service ups


If this scenario has already been addressed in this thread, I must have missed it. Just send me the link.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.

[chadderuski]

Painted Hills:

You should take a look at Conor's Ceons Advance Shipping module. Conor now has support for zencart 1.5 and has also added FedEx shipping rates. It's affordable (like $70 US) and incredibly flexible.

The only Con is that is doesn't support Google Checkout (unless he's added that since I've last looked)!

[Ajeh]

To turn off the Per Unit perweightunit when products_id is in the cart, customize the code in:
/includes/modules/shipping/perweightunit.php

with the code:

    // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
    if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
      $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_PERWEIGHTUNIT_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
    }

// bof: turn off if products_id 87 is in the cart
if (!IS_ADMIN_FLAG) {
  $chk_product = 0;
  $chk_product += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','87');
  if ($chk_product > 0) {
    $this->enabled = false;
  }
}
// eof: turn off if products_id 87 is in the cart

You can customize UPS with this code in RED:

        $cost = preg_replace('/[^0-9.]/', '',  $cost);
// bof: turn off if products_id 87 is in the cart
echo 'UPS TYPE: ' . $type . ' Title: ' . $this->types[$type] . '<br>';
  $chk_product = 0;
  $chk_product += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_id','87');
  if ($chk_product > 0) {
    if ($type == '2DA') {
        $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                           'title' => $this->types[$type],
                           'cost' => ($cost * $shipping_num_boxes) + (MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING_METHOD == 'Box' ? MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING * $shipping_num_boxes : MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING) );
    } else {
      // skip shipping
    }
  } else {
        $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                           'title' => $this->types[$type],
                           'cost' => ($cost * $shipping_num_boxes) + (MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING_METHOD == 'Box' ? MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING * $shipping_num_boxes : MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING) );
  }
// eof: turn off if products_id 87 is in the cart

      }
      $this->quotes['methods'] = $methods;

to replace the code:

        $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                           'title' => $this->types[$type],
                           'cost' => ($cost * $shipping_num_boxes) +  (MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING_METHOD == 'Box' ?  MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING * $shipping_num_boxes :  MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING) );

NOTE: the echo line for:

echo 'UPS TYPE: ' . $type . ' Title: ' . $this->types[$type] . '<br>';

can be commented out with:

// echo 'UPS TYPE: ' . $type . ' Title: ' . $this->types[$type] . '<br>';

after you are done testing and sure of the $type that you want to use in this code ...

[Painted Hills NB]

Thank you ever so much for your quick reply, Linda! The code is perfect and all seems well with one exception, how do I identify the $type? Rigth now Store Pick-up is the only shipping method showing.

[Painted Hills NB]

"fix shipping method type to 2DA"


Oh yeah!!! This is me doing my Happy Dance!
Thank you, oh great goddess of PHP!!!

[Ajeh]

You should see echoed on the screen something like:

UPS TYPE: 1DM Title: Next Day Air Early AM
UPS TYPE: 1DA Title: Next Day Air
UPS TYPE: 1DP Title: Next Day Air Saver
UPS TYPE: 2DA Title: 2nd Day Air
UPS TYPE: 3DS Title: 3 Day Select
UPS TYPE: GND Title: Ground

Look for the $type next to the words:
UPS TYPE:

such as what I have highlighted in RED ...