Handling fee with zone module

[Arunachala]

Our store uses zone rates shipping module. We want to charge handling fee based on purchase price. Based on a suggestion in a previous forum thread for UPS module I added the code
$this->quotes = array('id' => $this->code,
'module' => MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_TEXT_TITLE,
'methods' => array(array('id' => $this->code,
'title' => $shipping_method,
'cost' => $shipping_cost+($order->info['subtotal'] * MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_)) * $shipping_num_boxes));
The code crashed. Obviously there is an error in the line
'cost' => $shipping_cost+($order->info['subtotal'] * MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_)) * $shipping_num_boxes));
Can someone help? Coffee and donuts for the good samaritan.

[haredo]

Have you thumbed through this tutorial?

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=69

[Arunachala]

I have and the zone module is working perfectly. The problem is adding the handling fee as a percent of purchase price. That is where I followed the idea given below. I am not sure how to set the handling fee correctly as percent of purchase price.
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60865

[Ajeh]

The Handling Fee is added in with this case statement:

          switch (MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_METHOD) {
        	  case (MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_METHOD == 'Weight'):
              // charge per box when done by Weight
              // Handling fee per box or order
              if (constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_METHOD_' . $dest_zone) == 'Box') {
                $shipping_cost = ($shipping * $shipping_num_boxes) + constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone) * $shipping_num_boxes;
              } else {
                $shipping_cost = ($shipping * $shipping_num_boxes) + constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone);
              }
              break;
        	  case (MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_METHOD == 'Price'):
              // don't charge per box when done by Price
              $shipping_cost = ($shipping) + constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone);
            break;
        	  case (MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_METHOD == 'Item'):
              // don't charge per box when done by Item
              $shipping_cost = ($shipping) + constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone);
            break;
          }

You can alter the method of the Handling Fee from being added in to be a percentage instead using the:
$order->info['subtotal']

[Arunachala]

Thanks a million. Just bought the team coffee and donut. I will report on the success soon.

[Ajeh]

Thanks a million. Just bought the team coffee and donut. I will report on the success soon.

Thanks very much for the support! We really appreciate it greatly ... keeps us humming along ...

[Ajeh]

NOTE: for use with Shipping Estimator and Guests etc. ... a better choice on obtaining the subtotal of the cart for the calculation is:
$_SESSION['cart']->show_total()

Something along the lines of:

global $cart;
echo 'Handling: ' . 'subtotal: ' . $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() . ' ' . constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone) * $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() . ' = ' . (strstr(constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone), '%') ? constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone) /100 * $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() : constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone)) . '<br>';

Then change the current calculations of the handling fee to use the calculation included in that echo:

(strstr(constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone), '%') ? constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone) /100 * $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() : constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone))

This would allow you to change the Handling from 10% to 7.00 on a per Zone basis ... without having to do a lot of extra work ...

[Arunachala]

NOTE: for use with Shipping Estimator and Guests etc. ... a better choice on obtaining the subtotal of the cart for the calculation is:
$_SESSION['cart']->show_total()

Something along the lines of:

global $cart;
echo 'Handling: ' . 'subtotal: ' . $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() . ' ' . constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone) * $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() . ' = ' . (strstr(constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone), '%') ? constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone) /100 * $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() : constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone)) . '<br>';

Then change the current calculations of the handling fee to use the calculation included in that echo:

(strstr(constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone), '%') ? constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone) /100 * $_SESSION['cart']->show_total() : constant('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_HANDLING_' . $dest_zone))

This would allow you to change the Handling from 10% to 7.00 on a per Zone basis ... without having to do a lot of extra work ...

Bear with me. Does this statement go inside the switch case or is it a stand alone. I have coded in C++ but new to PHP