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hi there,
I wonder if it is possible to disable the austpost Improved module when the customer is not from Australia ? Because I'm planning to use Australia Post for domestic purchase and TNT for international purchase.
So, is there any quick option to automatically recognize the customer is from international country and disable the aust post module ?
Cheers, erik.
Yes. Just disable all of the overseas shipping methods.Quote:
Originally Posted by eangkasa
The module won't recognise the customer is from another country (although there is a zencart addon that does attempt to do this with pretty good accuracy), however, even without any addons, the module won't give a quote until either a valid country or an aussie postcode has been entered, so if you don't have any overseas options enabled then overseas buyers won't get a quote (from the AP module).Quote:
Originally Posted by eangkasa
Cheers
Rod
hi RodG, thanks for the reply.
What do you mean by disabling all the overseas shipping methods?
Basically, I have disabled all methods except AustPost Improved & Zone Rates (needed for TNT international purchase).
The problem is if I logged in as an international customer and performed check out, the Zone Rates module will be displayed along with AustPost Improved module. But, as expected the AustPost module delivered an error such as :
ERROR:Unable to obtain a valid quote from the Australia Post Server.
You may still checkout using this method and we will contact you with postage costs as soon as possible.
I don't want this error statement to come up, so I want to disable AustPost module only for international customer. Does that make sense ?
The Austpost module has over a dozen different shipping methods for you to select/deselect according to your needs and/or requirements. Many of these are for overseas methods. Uncheck them.Quote:
Originally Posted by eangkasa
Oh, I see, it is the error message that you object to, not the fact that the module is doing what is to be expected?Quote:
Originally Posted by eangkasa
I'm not trying to be pedantic, but there really is a big difference between the two.
The problem, as mentioned elsewhere, is that there is no reliable method of determining where any given using is coming in from, especially for guest users. However there are a couple of 'acceptable' methods that exist.Quote:
Originally Posted by eangkasa
To answer you question, there isn't any simple switch, command, or config option that will do what you require. However, disabling a shipping module (almost any shipping module) is a matter of modifying and/or inserting a line or two of code to indicate whether it is active or not. Other threads have more detail on this. How's your PHP coding skills?
If you simply don't like the error message, why not simply change it to something less alarming, such as "This shipping method is not available to your destination, please select another".
Cheers
Rod
Aha, yeah why I never thought of that ... changing the error statement would be suitable for my case, and the AustPost module does run as expected by delivering an error for international customer :D
Since, I have only used 2 shipping methods so far, the regular parcel post & express parcel post (Aust), so there isn't any overseas shipping method enabled.
Thanks for that Rod :D
Hi RodG,
I had spoken to you about a problem i had a few months ago and still have yet to get it resolved....
On my invoices, emails sent to customers and admin area i seem to be getting broken links....
Here are a few examples:
Email confirmation sent to customer after pruchase....
Notice that there is no shipping method mentioned (in this case it was express) and only the estimated days shipping is coming up.HTML Code:Products
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1 x Amway Replacement Water Filter Cartridge Carbon Block (T2801) = $60.00
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Sub-Total: $60.00
[B] ( 1 ): $10.20[/B]
Total: $70.20
Admin invoice of purchase....
See attached pic.
Notice that the days delivered image is broken.
Do you know how i can fix this?
Thanks,
geoff
Am I dumb or does it look exactly as the auspost module? Also where do I put the open files that aren't in folder????
Must be my dumb day....sorry:blink:
I fear that you may be insulted if I answer this question.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
Does what look exactly as the auspost module?Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
In a manner of speaking, all the shipping modules look exactly the same on account of the fact they all do the same thing and they'll all use the same template files.
I must be dumb too.. what exactly do you mean by "the open files that aren't in folder",Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
Mine too. I've no other explanation for replying to your rather cryptic query.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
Rgds
RodG
CheekyQuote:
Originally Posted by RodG
The actual module itself is exactly like the auspost module, in the way it is laid out the colour, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by RodG
When I unarchive the zip file, it has two folder and all these files including install.txt etc. but there is weight.php etc, where do they go?Quote:
Originally Posted by RodG
Sorry to be so crytic, it was late and I knew what I was talking about :frusty:Quote:
Originally Posted by RodG
Now it just comes up with an error
ERROR:Unable to obtain a valid quote from the Australia Post Server.
You may still checkout using this method and we will contact you with postage costs as soon as possible.
Huh?????
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/images/smilies/yes.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
As I said, all the shipping modules will (should) have the same 'look' on account of the fact that this is controlled by the zencart template files. If they didn't work this way the store would look very strange and poorly designed, and that is not the zencart way.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
In other words, if you change the background or font colours/sizes/styles for your store, the shipping modules, and all other aspects and 'addons' will automatically take on the same style.
Are we talking about the same module? (Austpost Improved). I ask because their isn't a 'weight.php' file. There IS however a 'weight.txt' file, and like any other .txt files they are there for your education. READ THEM.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
That's all very well if we were all mind readers, but most of us aren't, so you do need to be pretty specific when asking questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
"Now" implies that you have had it working, so the real question is what did you change between the time it worked and the time the error started occurring? "nothing" is NOT an acceptable or valid response (or, if it really was 'nothing' then all you have to do is wait and it should fix itself in the same mysterious way that it broke.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
This is a generic error that can be cause by MANY different things. Assuming it HAD been working then the cause of the problem depends very much on what it is that has changed.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakotasouix
The fact that you are receiving this error implies that you almost certainly have all the right files in the right places.
Cheers
Rod