AUSTPost module

[Snype]

I've no idea what you are trying to prove by entering test data ranging in values that make little sense in the real world (unless you are selling feathers), in which case you'll get better results by enabling the letter rates.

If you want to get any sense out of it, use sensible inputs.

Rhetorical question. If you are as experienced as you say you are, why the hell are you doing things the "pain staking way" when you would clearly know there are better solutions.

And finally, I have already deduced and told you why you are getting the quotes that you are getting based on the data you are providing.
Namely, your test item is being split up into three individual parcels, each costing $4.20 each.

You apparenlty already know how the AP module works, but I'll redresh your memory anyway... if packages are overweight they get split into multiple parcels before the AustPost module sees them. .
If the package is oversized then the Australia post module splits it into multiple parcels.
IOW, if you have a 20kg maximum, and an item weighing 54kg, based on the weight alone the AP module will be asked to quote on 3 parcels@ 18kgs each.
If those parcels turn out to be oversized, say 110cm, the AP module will again split them to produce 6 parcels, 9kgs each and 55cm long.

All of this assumes the package *can* be split.
IF you happen to have a single item in the cart that weighs 54kgs and is 110cm long it will still be quoted according to the above 'rules'
Needless to say you won't be able to actually post this item unless you do split it up, so it is really up to the store owner to ensure they don't enter data that can't possibly be delivered via AP.

Anyway, the bottom line still hasn't changed, your test data is pretty darn useless. THe result you are getting can, and has been explained, and they are perfectly legitimate and valid results for the data you are using.

In other words, there is NOTHING for you to fix. It is working perfectly.

GIGO

Rod

I understood what you were saying but could not understand
why it was being split. If it exceeded the max dimensions then it should be split but in the testing data the dimensions never changed, hence why would it be spillt the pacel up.

Well it ended up being the minimum shipping weight. It was set to 20. So anything over 20 weight units was be split. Hence why 20.5 was causing the next pricing bracket.

All fixed. Thank you very much for your help.

[RodG]

I understood what you were saying but could not understand why it was being split.

Even though I clearly stated "You apparently already know how the AP module works, but I'll refresh your memory anyway... if packages are overweight they get split into multiple parcels before the AustPost module sees them. ."

Well it ended up being the minimum shipping weight. It was set to 20.

I think you'll find it was the MAXIMUM shipping weight.
Oh, and if it was set to '20' it was because that was what *you* set it to. (The default is 50).

So anything over 20 weight units was be split. Hence why 20.5 was causing the next pricing bracket.

All fixed. Thank you very much for your help.

It could've been sorted weeks ago if you'd read any of the several other threads covering this exact same problem, or perhaps if you just took more time reading my replies rather than arguing with me about them. http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/images...s/smartass.gif

Cheers
Rod.

[BW2008]

Hi Rod,

May I know how does this $defitems variable works in your AusPost Improved 2.1.3 module? and what's the optimum value I should set it to?

Thanks.

[RodG]

Hi Rod,

May I know how does this $defitems variable works in your AusPost Improved 2.1.3 module? and what's the optimum value I should set it to?

Thanks.

You don't set $defitems to anything. The module is using this as a counter for the number of items in the shopping cart that *don't* have any explicit dimensions set. Used for calculating the cube of the parcel.

This method has proven to have a couple of shortcomings and the code has been totally reworked for the next release (hopefully avialable within a week).

Cheers
Rod