Region Tables 1.0.0 Released!

[exforme]

Why for open source like this we need to pay for something that important. it became so useless.Can anybody send me region tables or some solution to this problem. Thanks

[Brent]

You don't have to pay. If you search these forums you will find countless threads covering almost every conceivable shipping configuration and many solutions to problems posed.

If you want to take a short cut and hit the ground running Conor has already done all the work and his module is well worth it.

You just have to decide which route you want to take but complaining about someone who has done an awful lot for this community is counter productive. If you search you'll find he also supports some very good free modules.

[sephiroth]

anyone else having trouble with the default region (I'm using 1.3.8)?

I'm sure it used to work properly last year, but can't figure out what has changed to cause the problem...

I'm using three regions and each region has three shipping methods...

1st region (local delivery) is the cheapest
2nd region (postcodes our courier delivers to) is the second cheapest
and the 3rd region uses the "catch all" GB for postcodes not used by our courier... by far the most expensive region.

now the shipping estimator shows the third region's prices by default until the user puts their postode in... but most people just see region 3's ridiculously high prices and run away before putting in their postcode for an accurate (and almost definitely cheaper) quote... very frustrating...

(yes, I have tried selecting region 1 as the default in the module's UI)

Many thanks if you can help!

[sephiroth]

I have tried the module on a fresh install of 1.3.8 and it does the same thing, so I am wondering if it isn't fully compatible with this version of ZC... don't know how it would work on the new one that has just come out...

I've come up with a work around for this problem... instead of using "gb" (the catch all if every other region fails to match) as the final region, I used:

GB:AB,GB:AL,GB:B,GB:BA,GB:BB,GB:BD,GB:BH,GB:BL,GB:BN,GB:BR,GB:BS,GB:BT,GB:CA,GB:CB,GB:CF,GB:CH,GB:CM,GB:CO,GB:CR,GB:CT,GB:CV,GB:CW,GB:DA,GB:DD,GB:DE,GB:DG,GB:DH,GB:DL,GB:DN,GB:DT,GB:DY,GB:E,GB:EC,GB:EH,GB:EN,GB:EX,GB:FK,GB:FY,GB:G,GB:GL,GB:GU,GB:HA,GB:HD,GB:HG,GB:HP,GB:HR,GB:HS,GB:HU,GB:HX,GB:IG,GB:IP,GB:IV,GB:KA,GB:KT,GB:KW,GB:KY,GB:L,GB:LA,GB:LD,GB:LE,GB:LL,GB:LN,GB:LS,GB:LU,GB:M,GB:ME,GB:MK,GB:ML,GB:N,GB:NE,GB:NG,GB:NN,GB:NP,GB:NR,GB:NW,GB:OL,GB:OX,GB:PA,GB:PE,GB:PH,GB:PL,GB:PO,GB:PR,GB:RG,GB:RH,GB:RM,GB:S,GB:SA,GB:SE,GB:SG,GB:SK,GB:SL,GB:SM,GB:SN,GB:SO,GB:SP,GB:SR,GB:SS,GB:ST,GB:SW,GB:SY,GB:,GB:TA,GB:TD,GB:TF,GB:TN,GB:TQ,GB:TR,GB:TS,GB:TW,GB:UB,GB:W,GB:WA,GB:WC,GB:WD,GB:WF	,GB:WN,GB:WR,GB:WS,GB:WV,GB:YO,GB:ZE

which should cover every postcode in the UK... so it is effectively the same as using "gb" except now the shipping estimator doesn't give a quote until the user enters their postcode, thus not scaring the life out of them with ridiculoulsy high shipping costs!

win

[TecBrat]

I have not read all 11 pages of this thread, but I clicked the link on the OP and felt a little baited and switched because 1) I didn't think advertising commercial scripts on the forum was allowed and 2) the post mentioned that donations would be appreciated. To go from an expectation of free to a cost of 50 pounds is a bit of a shock.

If this mod was originally written as a free (libre and gratis) mod, can I still aquire the files for that version? Will it work with 1.3.9g?

[conor]

Hi,

I have not read all 11 pages of this thread, but I clicked the link on the OP and felt a little baited and switched because 1) I didn't think advertising commercial scripts on the forum was allowed and 2) the post mentioned that donations would be appreciated. To go from an expectation of free to a cost of 50 pounds is a bit of a shock.

If this mod was originally written as a free (libre and gratis) mod, can I still aquire the files for that version? Will it work with 1.3.9g?

You haven't been baited, the module was discontinued, it didn't work well enough.

As you can see, no-one posts to this thread anymore. I'd rather this thread was deleted entirely.

If you need the functionality originally described for the module then simply write a module and release it yourself.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[TecBrat]

Hi,
...
You haven't been baited, the module was discontinued, it didn't work well enough.

As you can see, no-one posts to this thread anymore. I'd rather this thread was deleted entirely.

If you need the functionality originally described for the module then simply write a module and release it yourself.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Conor,
I wasn't trying to flame anyone. I'm sorry to hear that the module wasn't working well enough.
I am such a hack, I couldn't come close to writing this module in anything less than a decade.

[conor]

Hi,

Sorry if I came across a bit strongly, I didn't mean to. I'm just swamped maintaining, releasing and supporting free Zen Cart updates as it is and the idea of supporting really old software on top of that would be a bit too much for me!

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[Brent]

Conor,
I wasn't trying to flame anyone. I'm sorry to hear that the module wasn't working well enough.
I am such a hack, I couldn't come close to writing this module in anything less than a decade.

......but yet you expect Conor to do it for you free of charge and you post a rather rude post when you find this is no longer so?

We are lucky that the likes of Conor, the Zen Cart Team and countless other coders have the grace to offer their software free of charge. Just remember though like you they too have to earn a living.

Just food for thought.

[conor]

Hi Brent,

How are you?

......but yet you expect Conor to do it for you free of charge and you post

It's okay, I slightly overreacted, he's been polite, not out of bounds at all, slightly crossed lines initially I think.. thanks for looking out for me.. in this case all is okay.

Hope all is with you.. I'd imagine everyone's busy getting ready for Christmas now! :)

All the best..

Conor