Restrict Next Day Shipping to Certain Items

[jfuller]

I'm using the latest version of Zen Cart.

Is there a way to restrict a product to only one type of shipping method? I'm setting up a bakery shop and would like perishable/refrigerated items next day but have other products ship regularly (2nd day, 3rd day, etc.).

Thanks.

[Ajeh]

What happens when there is a mixed order of Products?

What Shipping Module(s) are you using?

[jfuller]

If there is a mix of items I would want a message displayed like that in the attachment zen sample.jpg. Is there a way to, I guess, split the shipping if there are mixed items - like that in zensample1.gif?

Right now I plan to only use UPS for shipping. Thanks!

[Ajeh]

There isn't a way, at this time, to split an order into two shipments ...

You can, however, customize the shipping module to only allow certain methods to work based on a restriction ...

How are you identifying the products that can only be shipped Next Day from the other products?

[jfuller]

Only cakes will be shipped next day (I'm still working on the site, www.sweetchocolatetreats.com, but you can take a look). I haven't identified this in the shop yet.

Would you point me in the direction of how to customize the shipping module to only allow certain methods to work based on a restriction?

I'm thinking of just noting cake delivery for next day in the product descriptions - or maybe I can add a sidebox with that info, which will only shows up when customers access the cake categories?

[Ajeh]

In the ups.php shipping module you will see the code where it is testing the shipping methods for the quotes:

      for ($i=0; $i<$qsize; $i++) {
        list($type, $cost) = each($upsQuote[$i]);
        // BOF: UPS USPS
        if ($type=='STD') {
          if ($std_rcd) continue;
          else $std_rcd = true;
        }
        if (!in_array($type, $allowed_methods)) continue;
        // EOF: UPS USPS
        $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                           'title' => $this->types[$type],
                           'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_UPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);
      }

You could add additional testing based on cart contents and the $type to disable when either products or products in certain categories are in the cart ...

[jfuller]

Thanks so much for your help. I haven't had time to take a look at code yet but I appreciate your help thus far.

[mentose457]

Sorry for the thread resurrection but I thought id add to this instead of starting a new one.

So... I would like to use Flat Rate Shipping for one category and UPS for everything else.

How would I edit the ups.php and the flat rate php for that outcome? Thanks.

Brent

[Ajeh]

What should happen when Products are in the cart from both the 1 category for Flat Rate flat shipping and other categories that use UPS ...

[mentose457]

What should happen when Products are in the cart from both the 1 category for Flat Rate flat shipping and other categories that use UPS ...

I would like it to default to UPS. I will add some text to the checkout page with instructions on how the sale will proceed.