Using fractions for product quantities

[kits1]

Thank you very much.
A couple of clarification questions:
1. How would a customer order 1/2 yard. The option does not allow me to set the minimum to 0.
2. I am sorry, but I have the zen-cart book, but I don't understand how to make that "fraction" option name. You said to assign a value or cost to each 1/8 yard. If I am selling 50 different fabrics and they are not the same cost for each 1/8 yard, will I have to make 7 fraction option names times the 50 items I have or how do I do that for each fabric.

Thank you and sorry that I'm not understanding this.

Thank you very much.

[gjh42]

1: Hmm yes that would be a problem. You can't order a quantity of none of a product, even if there is an attribute chosen that means 1/2 a yard.
So i guess the yard quantity + one-time fraction is not going to work.
That leaves attributes for both whole yards and fractions (or else finding a programmer to make a "fraction-reading" function).

2: You can use one set of "fraction" option name and values for everything. The price is assigned to each product individually, in Attributes Controller.

[kits1]

Okay, sorry again, but do you mean create option values 1/8 to 7/8 and somehow attach whole numbers or do I do option values like:
1/8, 1/4, 3/8, ...... 2 1/8, 2 1/4,..... all the way up to 20 if I want to sell 20 yards of fabric.

Thank you.

[kobra]

or convert to all decimal admin > config > stock > Product Quantity Decimals > enter 2 or 3

Then sell 20.125 or 5.5 or?

[gjh42]

Kits1 doesn't want decimals if at all possible.
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You would not need to have every fraction from 1/8 to 20 listed, just two dropdowns, one for whole numbers and one for fractions, as described in post 2:


Yards: [0 ($0.00)]
[1 ($x.xx)]
[2 ($x.xx)]
[3 ($x.xx)]
[etc.]

Fraction: [- (+$0.00)]
[1/8 (+$x.xx)]
[1/4 (+$x.xx)]
[1/3 (+$x.xx)]
[1/2 (+$x.xx)]
[5/8 (+$x.xx)]
[2/3 (+$x.xx)]
[3/4 (+$x.xx)]
[7/8 (+$x.xx)]

Along with this, you would want to limit the "product quantity" to 1, so the customer doesn't order 3 times 3 1/4 yards. You do this in the product entry/editing page. The quantity box by the add button will disappear.

[jacdesigner]

Thank you VERY much for this post. I had been digging for that silly setting for a while. I also have a client with a fabric shop who wants to sell .25, .75, etc. This is such a relief!

or convert to all decimal admin > config > stock > Product Quantity Decimals > enter 2 or 3

Then sell 20.125 or 5.5 or?