User input product dimensions, update price based on inputs

[TheStebes]

Hi, first let me say I am not currently using ZenCart. I am looking for a solution in order to setup an online store for my local business, and I am trying to figure out if Zencart will fit my needs. Hopefully this is an appropriate forum section to post my question. I have read up, checked the FAQ's, searched and can't find anything.

My family runs a bedding and foam store. I would like to sell foam cut-to-size online (cushions, etc). In order to do this, I need the user to be able to input custom dimensions. The product listings would consist of the basic shapes, rectangle, circle, etc. After selecting the specific product, the user would need to input dimensions - length, width, etc.

I would then set things up so that the user selects the foam type and thickness from a drop-down menu... this doesn't seem to be difficult. However, the dimensions dictate the price of the product.

Basically, I need to be able to calculate a price based on volumetric dimensions, which the user inputs. The material selected would determine the price per unit volume or area. This seems easy, but I can't imagine any way of doing this without more advanced custom coding.

Any help would be much appreciated, even if it is just to say it's not possible with ZenCart. Thanks,

Scott

[kobra]

One way is to Break this out and price by the sq in or sq ft and/or allow a partial sq ft

Have a drop box for thickness and a price per unit for each thickness

I don't know if you sur charge for circles and odd shapes but you should decide this upfront.

You only then have to custom a bit of code to determine say the sq ft mathematically in your shopping_cart.php file

[TheStebes]

thanks for the reply. So there is a way to have it calculate the square footage based on the input dimensions and then multiply this number by whatever price per sq. foot is set for the selected thickness? Circles wouldn't be an issue but complex cushion shapes require more than 2 input dimension (length, width), so in some cases it wouldn't be as simple as a length*width calculation for sq footage.

[kobra]

So there is a way to have it calculate the square footage based on the input dimensions and then multiply this number by whatever price per sq. foot is set for the selected thickness?

Not a default method - see post where I stated "Custom"

As Zen Cart is open source, one can alter the code to do most anything possible

[TheStebes]

I think this is going to take some custom javascript programming. While I havn't worked in javascript in awhile, and don't know a whole lot, I might be able to figure it out.

At this point, I'm not quite sure how to combine a shopping cart setup and the javascript price dimension inputs and price calculation scripts.

[kobra]

Suggest you start by using the min and unit functions in the product entry areas first and see what you are missing before forging ahead with a full blown coding excercise..

I do not have your specific insight into what you are envisioning but have set a similar thing up for a flooring sales site and did not use any js

[zenner27534]

I also need the same functionality. I want a user to be able to enter width and length, have it multiply the two, then add a $ per square foot.

Has anyone found a solution to this, or created scripting that will do product dimensions? If so, please share. we should add this to the add-on section! It would be so useful.

Thanks,

[Zahid Hussain]

I want to done some calculation on price, that give me a new price for product, now I want that zencart will accept my this new calculated price and passed to add to cart, but it not working as it every time accept there previous price, so my question is that, did any one give me an idea, that what variable is used for price, that I will assigned my calculated value.

Thanks
Zahid.

[jackie.taferner]

Hello Zahin,

I realize there are many people, including yourself, that could really use this attribute calculator mod... i have not been able to complete it and upload in the add-ons section quite yet.

But since you have the immediate need for it, I'm going to kick it into high gear and just get it done asap.

Can you wait til Monday? I can surely have it ready for you by then.

Thanks!

[bigsy85]

I believe in you jackie!
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