Multiple table rates

[jtjohnston]

Table rates shipping is perfect for me. But I want different table rates for different items.

1-3 cds $5: 3-5 cds $7: etc.
1-3 books $8.50: 3-5 books $17: etc.

My customer base is in Canada, so I can pretty much set an average cost for a bubble wrap and stamp postage that will go anywhere. I also import from Scotland. I know how much 1 item or 3 of the same item ships for from there to here.

If you look at the shopping_cart.php class, there is a function in there to identify what is in the cart ...
function get_quantity($products_id)
You could look for the products_id and how many are in the cart ... and test for the 3 to add on to the shipping cost ...

Is this the only way to go? I hesitate toying with code, especially if it will get over-written next upgrade.

I saw someone cloned per item shipping, for example. national_and_international_per_item_shipping_1.0.zip Could cloning the table rates php file work? If so, how can I tell a product item to use which table rate?

Any ideas or solutions?

Sorry to have burned so many threads. Not sure if Linda or anyone else understood. So I decided to start my own thread, to clarify what I want to accomplish.

I know the potential is in Zen. Sad to have tried another OS software, hoping that community and author was alive. Happy to come back to Zen, even if the admin interface is extensive. There is potential for me in its complexity.

Thanks!
John

[jtjohnston]

No takers?

[kuroi]

Nope. It needs custom coding and Ajeh has already pointed out the path to take.

[jtjohnston]

I should have said, "any inspiration". In fact, if this works, Adjeh is going to cu$tom code something I can share with everyone after.