Setting Shipping Methods Based on Weight

[PeauProductions]

Setting Shipping Methods Based on Weight

Hello all,
So I have searched around for this but I have mainly found people wanting to restrict certain carriers based on things such as individual items, weight, cost, etc. What I have not found is where change the usps.php file so that I can do the following scenario (ONLY for International shipments):

When the total weight is <0.99lbs, then show the options:
USPS Priority Mail Int Flat Rate Env
USPS Express Mail Int Flat Rate Env
and NOT show:
USPS Priority Mail International
USPS Express Mail Int

The reason is to reduce the shipping cost to my customers since the items that are the least amount of weight (which you would have to buy a ton of to get to 0.99lbs total weight) are small and can be shipped via an envelope and dont need a box.

Please let me know what php lines are needed to solve this, thanks
-Nolan

[Ajeh]

You would need to test the shipping method $type in the: function quote

And mask/hide/skip the results when the $usps_shipping_weight is <= 0.99 ...

[PeauProductions]

Ok so I think this is the part of the usps.php file you are saying I should change:

       // BOF: UPS USPS
        $this->quotes = array('id' => $this->code,
        'module' => $this->title . $show_box_weight);
        // EOF: UPS USPS

        $methods = array();
        $size = sizeof($uspsQuote);
        for ($i=0; $i<$size; $i++) {
          list($type, $cost) = each($uspsQuote[$i]);

          // BOF: UPS USPS
          $title = ((isset($this->types[$type])) ? $this->types[$type] : $type);
          if(in_array('Display transit time', explode(', ', MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_OPTIONS)))    $title .= $transittime[$type];
          /*
          $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
          'title' => ((isset($this->types[$type])) ? $this->types[$type] : $type),
          'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);
          */
          $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                             'title' => $title,
                             'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);
        } 

So how do I set up the "if else" statement so that one of the types is allowed only when less than 0.99 lbs. I dont see anything about the different types, so is it in whatever the MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_OPTIONS is referring to?
Sorry this is my first time with PHP, and though related to html I am still in the learning stage.

[Ajeh]

Add this echo below the list:

          list($type, $cost) = each($uspsQuote[$i]);
echo 'I SEE usps type: ' . $type . '<br>';

Based on the results of the $type you can add an IF condition or a CASE condition to control the building of the:

          $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                             'title' => $title,
                             'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);

If nothing is added to the $methods[] based on the $type then it will be excluded from the shipping options ...

[PeauProductions]

Ok so something like this?

// BOF: UPS USPS
        $this->quotes = array('id' => $this->code,
        'module' => $this->title . $show_box_weight);
        // EOF: UPS USPS

        $methods = array();
        $size = sizeof($uspsQuote);
        for ($i=0; $i<$size; $i++) {
          list($type, $cost) = each($uspsQuote[$i]);

       echo 'I SEE usps type: ' . $type . '<br>';

          // BOF: UPS USPS
          $title = ((isset($this->types[$type])) ? $this->types[$type] : $type);
          if(in_array('Display transit time', explode(', ', MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_OPTIONS)))    $title .= $transittime[$type];
          /*
          $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
          'title' => ((isset($this->types[$type])) ? $this->types[$type] : $type),
          'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);
          */

      if($usps_shipping_weight is <= 0.99){

          $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                             'title' => $title,
                             'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);

      } else{

      $methods[] = array('id' => $type,
                             'title' => $title,
                             'cost' => ($cost + MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_HANDLING) * $shipping_num_boxes);
      }

        } 

But how do I specify which type to filter for?

[Ajeh]

Note: on the IF you might use:

      if($usps_shipping_weight <= 0.99){

Look at the output of the echo for the $type when you are looking at shipping costs ...

Which one(s) do you want to turn off when <= .99 ...