Skip "Delivery Information" (Method) Page when Weight = 0

[udos]

I have read the previous posts but can't find an acceptable solution.

I have many products which are downloaded by default, therefore free shipping. However there are attributes (such as send my also a DVD) which add weight to the product when ordered. The page "Delivery Information" appears even when weight = 0 (download only) to confirm "Free Shipping Only" as the only method available.

But I am not allowed to challenge my customers with anything they don't immediately understand, such as "why is a shipping page appearing when I am only downloading (even if it is just to confirm free shipping!)

However, if I make the product "Free Shipping", Zen Cart does not charge for shipping when they add the DVD attribute which weights .1 kg.

The solution is quite simple. I need a master PHP snippet which ALWAYS PROPERLY BYPASSES "Delivery Information" page and assumes the freeshipper method when ever $shipping_weight == 0, regardless of what product types are involved, etc. No weight? skip to step 3. Always. Plain and simple.

P.S. How do I disable the "number_of_uploads" session attribute, its a pain in backside for SEO, generating hundreds of needless duplicate URLs! None of my customers upload anything!

[udos]

Also, I might add that some downloads are free. How do I skip both STEP 2 and STEP 3 when OT=0 and OW=0? (In other words, I just want the zen cart registration to track the download user, that's all)

I guess what my requests reduce to is this:
No apparently unneccessary steps for any check out. No weight? No step 2 No cost? No step 2 & 3, etc.

And no number_of_uploads

[Ajeh]

If a Download is setup correctly, you will not see the checkout_shipping page during checkout when only Downloads are in the cart ...

Downloads are NOT Virtual Products ...

Downloads are NOT Always Free Shipping ...

If you have a CD that can be ordered on the same Product, put its weight on the Attribute itself ...

[udos]

Although we have done a lot of experimentation, right now this is how things stand:

Our Downloads are NOT Virtual Products ...

Our Downloads are NOT Always Free Shipping ...

We have already put weight on the "DVD" Attribute itself ...

Yet the shipping method window still appears:
"Shipping Method:
This is currently the only shipping method available to use on this order."

freeshipper

BTW Zen Cart 1.3.7 because of some customization to templates I doubt we will be upgrading.

[udos]

Our products do have other attributes that do not carry weight and should not incur shipping, but still could these have any effect?

[Ajeh]

Have you an URL to one of your products that is not working right on shipping that we could perhaps peek at?

[SeanLoberg]

udos - I have a very similar issue, take a look at

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124607

Perhaps we can collaborate on a solution? I am ready to launch my site if I can resolve my shipping challenges...

[udos]

I would rather not have any URLs posted here. Can I PM some to you instead?

[Ajeh]

Yes, you may PM me on this one ...

[Ajeh]

Okay ... you have an interesting scenario on your Downloads ...

What is happening is you have the Download setup but you also have extra attributes for services ...

These services to you are Virtual, but the code doesn't know that ...

You cannot mark the Product as Virtual as it would mess up the shipping by counting the Download product twice rather than once for not allowing shipping and when physical products are in the cart this would be a problem ...

Something is also causing a problem on your listings where Products with attributes are given an input box where any product with attributes should never give an input box ...

What is causing that error I have not been able to reproduce yet ...

There are a few work arounds in how you have things setup, but I have to look further at your products for the "best" solution ...

You have the support as a separate Option Name ...

Is the Download suppose to always be part of these products, even if the CD is ordered ... or is it one or the other?