[Old] Royal Mail Modules

[philip_clarke]

Ho Ho, the old 3 Kg issue. It's not a Royal Mail problem, if you go to configuration > shipping and packaging > Package Tare, you'll find that by default ZC adds 3 lbs in weight to any parcel to account for "the envelope or cardboard box" what I normally recommend is that you set

Package Tare Small to Medium - added percentage:weight 10%:0

and

Larger packages - added packaging percentage:weight 8%:0

as a guideline, e.g. add 10% weight to your smaller packets and 8% for the bigger ones.

Phjilip

[mattys]

of course, thank you philip

I would like to lose reference to weight, although it is now not showing 3 kg, it is showing : 0.000 kg(s)

Can you poss let me knwo how I do this?

Thanks

Matt

[philip_clarke]

There's no easy way unless you program PHP and the modules. ZC has a setting for hiding the number of boxes or weight in the shipping estimator but this doesn't apply to the modules, mainly because at the end of the day you have on your system an invoice with the weight of the item and the postage paid so you can work out things easier.

You'd need to go into the modules you are using and modify the variables $shipping_weight and $sw_text before they are added to $this->quotes which is not an easy task as most of the modules return at different places, e.g. if it's under a weight, if it's over a weight, if it's over a price limit, so you need to locate in each module the exact part which return the "correct" weight which isn't necessarily at the end of every function, I suppose I could put it on the "wants" list, but it'd be low down as I'd have to code it for 32+ individual modules.

Philip.

[mattys]

thanks Philip

why does the weight not show up on this site then http://www.northdevonsurfshop.co.uk? (see attached)

matt

[philip_clarke]

Becuase I removed it manually by hand when I was paid to do it.

[mattys]

hmmm, yes, i thought that, but, used the same files as used on the north devon surf shop site, but still get weight

thanks for your feedback, great help, great module

[mattys]

Hi Philip

Can you poss advise how I might go about losing refernece to weight?

I am happy to pay for services.

I can't figure it out - when i activate another shipping module it doesn't show weighet 0.000 kg(s), e.g. Flat rate, Per itme, etc.

[philip_clarke]

I did advise above (or below depending on which way you're reading the threads), which variables to change. No other module you've mentioned is like the Royal Mail modules e.g. flat rate wouldn't need a weight.

As I recall I didn't bill for the last time as it lasted way over the alloted time or initial specification, but I'm sure you can find someone in the appropriate forums.

[StarBuck]

Hi Philip thanks for doing the SQL update for me a few weeks back.

I’m now trying to sort out world shipping zones for my courier using UKZR I have added the extra zone and every thing seems fine and now i am entering the Prices but I need it add a 2.95% fuel surcharge. Do you know how can i make the handling fee work as a percentage?

Thanks

[philip_clarke]

short answer: handling fee doesn't do a percentage so you'd need to change the rates, also ukzr.php does not work unless it is downloaded from here

http://########################.co.uk/versions/ukzr.txt

and renamed to includes/modules/shipping/ukzr.php. They'll be an updated version in the ParcelForce download area in the next coupe of days when the submission is approved,