ozpost shipping module

[ExtremeRC]

I seem to recall Aust Post pricing was raised 3 times? in 2007 I think it was, fuel costs being cited for rises during the year.

I dont understand what you mean by updated on the server? Is the module looking at austpost.com.au? Not a pc person...

[artycles]

Hi Rod, I've been merrily rolling along with my OZpost since the problem was fixed on my site. Just seem to have encountered some major miscalculations lately that I can't find the solutions to. i.e. have checked the weight and dimensions of items and doing a test run through with an item that should come up with $1.10 it's coming up with errors and defaulting to $4. in once instance the total bill for postage was $13.95 or similar and it should have been around 4.65. Is it me? or maybe Aussie post is having some glitches too?

[RodG]

Just seem to have encountered some major miscalculations lately that I can't find the solutions to. i.e. have checked the weight and dimensions of items and doing a test run through with an item that should come up with $1.10 it's coming up with errors and defaulting to $4. in once instance the total bill for postage was $13.95 or similar and it should have been around 4.65. Is it me? or maybe Aussie post is having some glitches too?

I'm going to suggest that it is just you.

Perhaps if you can provide a link to your store and one of the products that are giving the miscalculations I'll be able to take a look at it for you though.

Cheers
Rod

[artycles]

it's behaving again today just had one through and it's back to normal today.


kaysartycles.com.au

[errno]

hey rod,

just trying to get ozpost working on an updated zencart installation, it looks like on the checkout_shipping page its only trying to use the cache, however if i force it to get a new quote from the server it returns http://ozpost.vcsweb.com/postage.php...&version=1.0.2 which seems like it's returning valid postage methods, however nothing is still displayed on the shipping page- only a flat rate option unrelated to ozpost shows up. Disabling the flat rate option in admin causes no shipping options to show up at all

Any ideas?

[RodG]

just trying to get ozpost working on an updated zencart installation,

If you are NOT referring to http://hotbeadbox.com/ then a URL to the site could be useful.

If you ARE referring to http://hotbeadbox.com/ then you are NOT using ozpost at all, but the much older austpost module that is no longer fully functional.

it looks like on the checkout_shipping page its only trying to use the cache,

The ozpost module will only try to use the cache if the cache has what it considers to be valid data. Simply changing the number of items in the cart, (or the shipping postcodes) will cause fresh data to be retrieved.

however if i force it to get a new quote from the server it returns http://ozpost.vcsweb.com/postage.php...&version=1.0.2 which seems like it's returning valid postage methods,

I'm finding this a little confusing at the moment, because the debugging URL you just gave indicates that your host is "HotBeadBox" , but when I just checked the site the shipping estimator produces the following error

"Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/hotbead/public_html/includes/modules/shipping/austpost.php" - Which is telling me that you are using austpost rather than ozpost.

Any ideas?

More information (or a URL to whatever site you are working with) would be very helpful.

Having said that, assuming hotbeadbox.com isn't the site in question and that you are indeed using ozpost rather than austpost, the most likely cause of your problem is with the version of php that you are using. ozpost requires php V5x - it is incompatible with php V4.x (php4 doesn't have the required XML parser)

Cheers
Rod

[Stumpy74]

G'day Rod

I posted in this thread a while ago and found my problem to be php5. Didn't know such a thing existed until you said so......

Anyways onwards and upwards. I have a couple more queries if I may:

a. I posted a thread in another room :
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146069

Essentially I want to use Ozpost only for certain product categories, and Fastways for others. Any neat tricks you know of to do this ?

b. How do you deal with normalised box sizes. Say I had a standard box 20x20x10 for argument sake which could fit 1,2....10 things in it so the cost of the shipping is based upon box size rather then the cubing of the product. I am being difficult I know but thought I would ask

Thanks



Stumps

[errno]

If you are NOT referring to http://hotbeadbox.com/ then a URL to the site could be useful.

If you ARE referring to http://hotbeadbox.com/ then you are NOT using ozpost at all, but the much older austpost module that is no longer fully functional.



The ozpost module will only try to use the cache if the cache has what it considers to be valid data. Simply changing the number of items in the cart, (or the shipping postcodes) will cause fresh data to be retrieved.



I'm finding this a little confusing at the moment, because the debugging URL you just gave indicates that your host is "HotBeadBox" , but when I just checked the site the shipping estimator produces the following error

"Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/hotbead/public_html/includes/modules/shipping/austpost.php" - Which is telling me that you are using austpost rather than ozpost.



More information (or a URL to whatever site you are working with) would be very helpful.

Having said that, assuming hotbeadbox.com isn't the site in question and that you are indeed using ozpost rather than austpost, the most likely cause of your problem is with the version of php that you are using. ozpost requires php V5x - it is incompatible with php V4.x (php4 doesn't have the required XML parser)

Cheers
Rod

ah sorry Rod, its installed under hotbeadbox.com/new - you're right, the old installation is actually using the old Austpost module.

PHP5 is running for the zencart in the /new/ directory