Error(?) within table module

[s_p_ike]

This my test setup:

shipping table: 5:5,10:10,20:20

method: weight

Handling fee: 2


Max weight for package: 20

Tare small: 0:1

Tare large: 0:1

Then I tested adding 3 products (q.ty 3 for the same product). The weight of 1 product is 7

So total weight was 7+7+7+the tare of the package(s)

I expected to have: 1 package (7+1 weight) at 10$ and 1 package (7+7+1) at 20$ Total expense: 10 + 20 + 2 (handling fee) = 32

This is what I had: (2x11) in term of weight and packages so total expense was 20+20+2 = 42.

First question: why it decided to break down my products? Well, more technically: isn't there a control to not to split products below their own weight?

Second question: must I config something else or the script for splitting up products in packages lack of consistency? IE: It has no sense to have 2 packages of 11kg when I have 3 products each of 7kg. It should have been 1 package of 7kg(+tare) and 1 of 14kg(+tare) (according to the shipping table used above).

Thanks in advance.

[s_p_ike]

Hmmm.... it seems to be really a bug.

In shipping.php, function quote

there's the code:

      if ($shipping_weight > SHIPPING_MAX_WEIGHT) { // Split into many boxes
      $shipping_num_boxes = ceil($shipping_weight/SHIPPING_MAX_WEIGHT);
      $shipping_weight = $shipping_weight/$shipping_num_boxes;
      }

The problem is this line:

$shipping_weight = $shipping_weight/$shipping_num_boxes;

It should be changed to take care of real weights of products. Well, do you think is possible?

[Kim]

You set the max weight to 20, that is all the program knows - hit 20 and then do a new box.