setting up postage fields. help needed

[advarntek]

And in english.php ... which of course is copied to your templates and overrides directory ... do you see USD or GBP?

so add the extension english.php to what

[Ajeh]

Look at the file:
/includes/languages/your_template_dir/english.php

Find the define for:

  define('LANGUAGE_CURRENCY', 'USD'); 

Also check the setting on Configuration ... My Store ...

Currency Conversion Ratio
When auto-updating currencies, what "uplift" ratio should be used to calculate the exchange rate used by your store?
ie: the bank rate is obtained from the currency-exchange servers; how much extra do you want to charge in order to make up the difference between the bank rate and the consumer rate?

Default: 1.05
This will cause the published bank rate to be multiplied by 1.05 to set the currency rates in your store.

And make sure that this is not affecting you ...

Also check the Localization ... Currencies ... and make sure all of the settings are correct for your currency ...

[advarntek]

i look where you sayed and it says

define('LANGUAGE_CURRENCY', 'GBP'); 

which i tink is right as it is the only currency i have set.
yet still it does not work

[advarntek]

i have just noticed something when i creat the product i set the weight to 1.7dl however when i view it from the cousters view and click the item it adds 3dl so i say it wighs 4.7 and costs £4.70 postage why is it adding the extra 3dl's

[Merlinpa1969]

in admin -> configuration -> shipping set your tare weight to 0

[advarntek]

problem solved thanks for al the help.

[Ajeh]

That's the Tare weight that I referred to ...

Thanks Merlin for the specific on that ... always a great help ...

[kitcorsa]

i want to do the same thing but also getting a problem.

set the tar weight to 0 and all the other things to 0:0 in th config shipping, with the max weight as 9999999999999999999999 as ill post anything as each item should pay for its self

then installed the per item weight,

The shipping cost will be used to determin shipping charges based on: Product Quantity * Units (products_weight) * Cost per Unit - in an order that uses this shipping method.
1

Handling Fee
Handling fee for this shipping method.
0

Tax Class
Use the following tax class on the shipping fee.
--none--Taxable Goods

Tax Basis
On what basis is Shipping Tax calculated. Options are
Shipping - Based on customers Shipping Address
Billing Based on customers Billing address
Store - Based on Store address if Billing/Shipping Zone equals Store zone

Shipping

Shipping Zone
If a zone is selected, only enable this shipping method for that zone.
UK

then set an item to 2.5lb but on the postage its showing 2.95 postage cost

[Ajeh]

What are your currency settings for GBP?

[kitcorsa]

Title: GB Pound
Code: GBP

Symbol Left: £
Symbol Right:

Decimal Point: .
Thousands Point: ,
Decimal Places: 2

Last Updated: 03/12/2007
Value: 1.00000000

Example Output:
£30.00 = £30.00