Google Checkout USPS shipping generator help

[Straight Razor]

Hello All,

Zencart Version 1.3.8
Addons-Blank Sidebox, Google Base Feeder, Google Checkout
Website URL http://lauriestreasurechest.com/

I have been wrestling with Google Checkout for some time now and have been uable thru FAQ, forum search, or trial to come to a resolution on a couple of issues, any assistance at all would be greatly appreciated.

I would like to have google checkout offer only USPS first class and Priority mail only and have google calculate carrier shipping as well.

If I set the Google Checkout Carrier Calculated Shipping to true;
the google checkout page offers; parcel post, media mail & express mail.

If I set the Google Checkout Carrier Calculated Shipping to false;
the google checkout page offers; first class & priority mail for 1.00 regardless of the weight of the purchase.

I have used the shipping generator, and installed the code in the googlecheckout folder shipping_methods.php

Would someone chime in and let me know if this is possible ?

I am really at a dead end here, and I would like to keep google checkout as an option for my customers.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Sincerely, Razor

[Straight Razor]

Hello All,

Ive got some additional information that may help.

I set google checkout to production to use parcel post for now and the checkout page shows:

Error: Shipping Methods not configured
table (ignored)

Here is a copy of my shipping_methods.php . . . .
Perhaps I have installed the code incorrectly.

<?php
/*
**GOOGLE CHECKOUT ** v1.4.7
* @version $Id: shipping_methods.php 5852 2007-12-14 14:58:57Z ropu $
*
*/
// this are all the available methods for each shipping provider,
// see that you must set flat methods too!
// CONSTRAINT: Method's names MUST be UNIQUE
// Script to create new shipping methods
// http://demo.globant.com/~brovagnati/tools -> Shipping Method Generator

$mc_shipping_methods = array(
'usps' => array(
'domestic_types' =>
array(
'FIRST CLASS' => 'First-Class Mail (2 - 5 days)',
'PRIORITY' => 'Priority Mail (2 - 3 days)',

),

'international_types' =>
array(
'Priority Mail International' => 'Priority Mail International (6 - 10 days)',

),
),
);

$mc_shipping_methods_names = array(
'usps' => 'United States Postal Service (1 x 0.10lbs)',
);
?>

Hopefully this will help,

Thanks again, Razor

[limelites]

When you're using the shipping generator, if you delete all the options you don't want Google to use then generate the PHP code... surely that would work?

[Straight Razor]

Hi limelites,

Thanks for the reply.

The code above represents only the shipping that I would like it to be, USPS first class and priority mail.

Still no success with it.

It may be that I have entered the code incorrectly on the shipping_methods.php .

Maybe someone could check it above and let me know.

Thanks/Razor

[limelites]

I meant when you go to http://ww w.YOURSITE.COM/googlecheckout/shipping_generator/

Before generating the PHP you should be presented with a table that displays all the shipping methods you're wanting to use... You need to delete the ones you don't want, prior to generating the file? Is that what you did?

[Straight Razor]

Hi Limelites,

Thanks again for the help.

Yes, I did access the shipping generator via the admin panel/payment modules/google checkout/edit.

Before I clicked on generate the only two shipping methods that were there, were the two that I need; USPS First Class Mail & Priority mail. The code above is the code that it generated.

What is there is my shipping_methods.php in its entirety. I believe that I have entered the code incorectly somehow into the shipping_methods.php file, which is generating the error, but, I am not sure.

Thanks very much for the replies. I hope this additional info will shed some light on this.

Best Rgds,Razor

[limelites]

To me, your code looks about right... I only see USPS and you're using that for both domestic and international shipping.... Try this though, just tidied it up but not sure if it'll help:

<?php

$mc_shipping_methods = array(
'usps' => array('domestic_types' =>
array('FIRST CLASS' => 'First-Class Mail (2 - 5 days)','PRIORITY' => 'Priority Mail (2 - 3 days)',),

'international_types' =>
array('Priority Mail International' => 'Priority Mail International (6 - 10 days)',),),);

$mc_shipping_methods_names = array(
'usps' => 'United States Postal Service (1 x 0.10lbs)',);

?>

If this still doesn't work then are you sure your shipping module is configured correctly in admin/modules/shipping/USPS ?? Could it be that rather than a Google Checkout problem?

Have you read through the Google Checkout Support thread to see if this is discussed there?

[limelites]

Just another thought, but have you configured your .htaccess and .htpasswd files if your server suns PHP over CGI?

http://YOUR_DOMAIN.COM/admin/htaccess.php

[signal63]

Straight Razor,

I'm having the exact same issue and am also seeking an answer to this. Have you figured out anything yet??

Does anyone else have any suggestions??

Thanks

[hognutz]

Has anyone come up with a solution to this problem? If so, can you share?