ozpost shipping module

[remoteone]

Dod Gammit ! I spent hours stuffing with that..if only I had just read the instructions. I assumed handling fees worked the same way as AustPost,
NOTE: Trap for OLD players there..
Thanks

[madmickc]

Rod,

Just a quick THANK YOU for this update.

The setting for a Cost on error has solved a problem for me (didn't want people to selectr 0 dollars for postage that was possible with the "improved version").

Appears to be working fine on my testing server.

Michael

[neridal]

I'll need to confirm, but I'm pretty sure the first is a bug.
As for the second, are there any other clues as to what the error might be? I'll try creating a test product using 2.1cm to try to duplicate the problem, but I probably won't have a chance to look into it until the weekend.

Cheers
Rod

Thanks Rod, no other helpful clues, the exact dimensions for my product were 5.0 x 5.0 x 2.1 and it was the only item in my cart.
When I changed the 2.1 to 3, it produced the correct quote info, or if I added more products to the cart (or multiple qty of this product), it produced the quote.
I just tried a few more width sizes - the error happens when I enter the width as 2.9cm as well.

Hope this helps,
Nerida.

[remoteone]

Hi RodG,
Thanks for the new ozpost module, I know that a lot of work goes into these things.
I see that you use quite highly compressed jpg images for the logos etc.
I am in the process of making .gif files to replace some of them as I would like the logo to be larger n clearer on the screen. I know you keep the size down to avoid problems with sql string lengths (or whatever they are called)
The .gif files are smaller on disk than .jpg for the same pixel number, since a gif can have as little as 2 colors in its pallet whereas the .jpg is 24bit. Thus the gif will be clearer and faster than the jpg.

So before I go to all this trouble, is there any reason I should not change the references from the .jpg files to my new .gif files. Attached an example for you.

Great job and much appreciated .

[RodG]

Hi RodG,
Thanks for the new ozpost module, I know that a lot of work goes into these things.

The module, yes, the graphics, no (well, not in this case).

I see that you use quite highly compressed jpg images for the logos etc. I am in the process of making .gif files to replace some of them as I would like the logo to be larger n clearer on the screen. I know you keep the size down to avoid problems with sql string lengths (or whatever they are called)

The sql length problem (in the AustPost module) was bad code, and had nothing to do with the actual graphics files.
The main reason for wanting to keep the file size down is to provide best performance. If I had my way we would all still be using the command line. :-)

So before I go to all this trouble, is there any reason I should not change the references from the .jpg files to my new .gif files. Attached an example for you.

Personally, I tend to not use .gif's due to the bad history of licencing issues that surrounds it. I've no objections to the format itself.

There's no reason why you can't change the references (Well none that I can think of), but be aware that the filenames for the shipping methods are dynamically generated, which means you can't just change one or two from this group, it will be all or nothing.

On the plus side, this means you'll only need to change the .gif reference in only one place rather than 30+ different places.

On the other hand, you could rely on how 'clever' most of todays web browsers are and just save your gif's with a .jpg extension and most browsers will determine the filetype rather than filename and will display it appropriately. You won't have to change any references, just replace thye files. (Not good practice, but useful to know).

If you make a complete set of new icons feel free to share them. I'm not proud of the default icons, that's why I'm a programmer and not a graphics designer :-)

Cheers
Rod

[RodG]

Thanks Rod, no other helpful clues, the exact dimensions for my product were 5.0 x 5.0 x 2.1 and it was the only item in my cart.
When I changed the 2.1 to 3, it produced the correct quote info, or if I added more products to the cart (or multiple qty of this product), it produced the quote.
I just tried a few more width sizes - the error happens when I enter the width as 2.9cm as well.

Hope this helps,
Nerida.

Hopefully this problem is now fixed. No need for you to do anything (the fix was on the server side), but I'd appreciate it if you can confirm that the fix is ok and hasn't introduced any other obvious problems.

Cheers
Rod

[pcnovice]

Hi

After installing the Ozpost module I now get "debug messages" in all my product descriptions. Can anyone tell me how to fix it?

You can see an example of it at the bottom of the screen.
http://www.innerscenthealthbeauty.co...products_id=10

Thanks.

[RodG]

Hi

After installing the Ozpost module I now get "debug messages" in all my product descriptions. Can anyone tell me how to fix it?

You can see an example of it at the bottom of the screen.
http://www.innerscenthealthbeauty.co...products_id=10

Thanks.

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=304

[enochian]

Hi

I have a different problem that no one else seems to have. I have installed this module and followed the install instructions and every thing works except I can not add dimensions for my products. I have checked and rechecked to make sure everything is where it is supposed to be. Which file changes the product page to bring up the dimensions? Looking at the code I think it is the product.php but although mine is uploaded I still can't add the dimensions.

Any help greatly appreciated.

[RodG]

Hi

I have a different problem that no one else seems to have. I have installed this module and followed the install instructions and every thing works except I can not add dimensions for my products. I have checked and rechecked to make sure everything is where it is supposed to be. Which file changes the product page to bring up the dimensions? Looking at the code I think it is the product.php but although mine is uploaded I still can't add the dimensions.

Any help greatly appreciated.

The "INSTALL.txt" file mentions 3 files that need to be overwritten. I'll bet they were either skipped or renamed when you uploaded the files.

These are the files in question:
/admin/includes/languages/english/product.php
/admin/includes/modules/update_product.php
/admin/includes/modules/product/collect_info.php

Cheers
Rod