Different shipping methods for different categories

[Ajeh]

What happens when I order 2 Products from 1 of the 5 categories_id and 10 Products from the other 15 categories_id ...

Is the low order amount based on the "order total" or is it based on the total of just those 2 Products ...

Or, do you just care if the "low order total" is <= "order total" when ALL of the Products in the cart come from the 5 categories_id ...

Or ... could you get really, really specific here and type really, really slow ...

[bfunk1972]

Thanks again.
The way it's going to be set up is - the categories will be exclusive to different customers.
I change the wording from low order fee to "handling fee".
Some categories will have the handling fee and some will not.
So clients will only be ordering from one categorie and categories will never be mixed in the carts.

[Ajeh]

Would something like this work:

// count how many products are in the cart from various categories
// add a new check for each categories_id to match a master_categories_id
global $cart;
$chk_cats = 0;
$chk_cats += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','4');
$chk_cats += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','10');

if ( ($pass == true) && ($chk_cats > 0) ) {
  $pass = 'true';
}
//        if ( ($pass == true) && ( ($order->info['total'] - $order->info['shipping_cost']) < MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_LOWORDERFEE_ORDER_UNDER) ) {
        if ( ($pass == true) && ( $order->info['subtotal'] < MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_LOWORDERFEE_ORDER_UNDER) ) {

This example is testing for products in the categories_id 4 and 10 where master_categories_id match these values ...

You can use the code:

$chk_cats += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','10');

for each categories_id you need to check for by just adding them one by one and just change the 10 to the master_categories_id that needs to be checked in the cart ...

[bfunk1972]

This did not work but it's the concept I'm looking for.
I'd like to be able to add additional categories like you did here:
"$chk_cats += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','10');"

Here is the code I am using. (it's on line 37 of includes/modules/order_total/ot_loworderfee.php)

// if ( ($pass == true) && ( ($order->info['total'] - $order->info['shipping_cost']) < MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_LOWORDERFEE_ORDER_UNDER) ) {
if ( ($pass == true) && ($_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','2') > 0) ) {
$charge_it = 'true';
$cart_content_type = $_SESSION['cart']->get_content_type();
$gv_content_only = $_SESSION['cart']->gv_only();
if ($cart_content_type == 'physical' or $cart_content_type == 'mixed') {
$charge_it = 'true';
} else {

[Ajeh]

This gives the number of products in multiple categories for categories 4 and 10 ... just keep adding new lines until all are covered and the $chk_cats will have the number of items from all the categories checked:

// count how many products are in the cart from various categories
// add a new check for each categories_id to match a master_categories_id
global $cart;
$chk_cats = 0;
$chk_cats += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','4');
$chk_cats += $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','10');

[bfunk1972]

how would I incorporate that into my code above?
sorry, I'm new at this.

[Ajeh]

You are using this IF statement:

if ( ($pass == true) && ($_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','2') > 0) ) {

After all the calculations are done you can use, instead the total in:
$chk_cats

By replacing it with:

if ( ($pass == true) && ($chk_cats > 0) ) {

So by adding a line for each category to the code above that, you can add as many categories that you want to check the master_categories_id on ...

[bfunk1972]

THANKS !!! That did it !!
You are a life saver !!
Thanks Again.

[Ajeh]

You are most welcome ... thanks for the update that this worked for you ...

Remember us when you are rich and famous ...

[Colema]

Alright... So, I asked a question similar to this once before - and I thought I got it answered...but now I'm not so sure.

MY ISSUE:
I have two products (in category 1) that cannot be shipped together. Fortunately, they are the heaviest products, and so I was able to fix that by lowering the maximum permitted weight per box to where they barely won't fit together. However, there is one of the nine products (in category 2) that cannot ship with the products in category 1 simply because it won't fit in the box. It is a relatively lightweight product, however, and so the weight rule won't work with it.

MY CURRENT SETTINGS:
I have a mod installed to allow UPS to read the dimensions of my products - because of the oversizedness of the products in category 1. The kits in category 1 are as follows:
21 lb
45" x 20" 10"

So, my box weight limit is 40lb, which automatically disallows the two kits to be in a box together.

However, the bucket (in category 2) is as follows:
3 lb
16" x 14" x 14"
So, obviously it is too light to get thrown into a second box with the weight limit, and I can't lower the weight limit to accommodate it because than other items, which are heavier, won't be able to be included in with the products in category 1.

Any thoughts would be helpful!