Can I apply Flat Rate to one Category & Zone, Per Weight for all other Categories?

[Ajeh]

This IF has no purpose, at this time:

// check total weight
if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
          $chk_weight = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_weight','0');
      }

global $cart; is needed in each function ... but just 1 time per function ...

[BlackOrchidCouture]

I sure hope I'm not driving you crazy.....

Ok, I took that out of usps.php AND flat.php, and for now I'm working on Flat.

I feel like I'm onto something, but may have the parentheses wrong, something is wrong, but I'm starting to understand this a bit!

I realized I had to give flat.php more instructions so it will really know when to use it and when to not:

global $cart;

// check for manufacturer id alchemy
if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
          $chk_manufacturer = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id','1');
      }

// disable if no alchemy products in cart
      
      if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id','1') == 0)) {
          // hide FLAT
          $this->enabled = false;
      } 

// disable if there are weighted products
if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_weight') > 0)) {
          // hide FLAT
          $this->enabled = false;
      } 

// enable if total product weight is 0 AND there are alchemy products
if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_weight') == 0)) && (('manufacturers_id','1') > 0)) {
          // show FLAT
          $this->enabled = true;
      } 

[Ajeh]

This one isn't doing anything and I think there is a unbalanced use of the parens:

// enable if total product weight is 0 AND there are alchemy products
if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_weight') == 0)) && (('manufacturers_id','1') > 0)) {
          // show FLAT
          $this->enabled = true;
      }

But the better way is to clean up all that code and condense it:

  global $cart;
// check for manufacturer id alchemy
  if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
    $chk_manufacturer = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id','1');
    $chk_products_weight = $_SESSION['cart']->show_weight();
  }

// enable if total product weight is 0 AND there are alchemy products
  if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $chk_products_weight == 0 && $chk_manufacturer > 0) {
    // show FLAT
    $this->enabled = true;
  } else {
    $this->enabled = false;
  }

[BlackOrchidCouture]

I finally made this work and thought I'd update in case others were needing to do the same thing. With what I'd done up to this point it wasn't working correctly, and I finally just simplified it and had both the USPS and FLAT modules check the total cart weight, if it's zero it uses flat, if it's more than zero it uses USPS. If USPS is being used, it checks for Alchemy products, and if there are any it adds my flat rate to the USPS.

Linda, thank you so much for sticking with me on this and helping me so much! I learned a lot!

Here's the code in case it helps someone else, my added code is in green...

In flat.php...

 // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
        $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }

// disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
        $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }

global $cart;

// check total cart weight
  if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {  
    $chk_products_weight = $_SESSION['cart']->show_weight();
  }

// enable if total product weight is 0 
  if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $chk_products_weight == 0) {
    // show FLAT
    $this->enabled = true;
  } else {
    // hide FLAT
    $this->enabled = false;
  }

In usps.php....

// disable only when entire cart is free shipping
    if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
      $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_USPS_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
    }

global $cart;

// check cart weight
  if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {  
    $chk_products_weight = $_SESSION['cart']->show_weight();
  }

// enable if total product weight is more than zero
  if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $chk_products_weight > 0) {
    // show USPS
    $this->enabled = true;
  } else {
    $this->enabled = false;
  }

// BOF: UPS USPS
        $this->quotes = array('id' => $this->code,
        'module' => $this->title . $show_box_weight);
        // EOF: UPS USPS

    global $cart;

    //check if manufacturer alchemy is in cart 
      if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id','1') > 0)); {
        $manufacturer_alchemy = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id','1');  
        $drop_ship_extra_charge = $manufacturer_alchemy;
      } 
 
   // charge dropship fee for alchemy 
      if ($drop_ship_extra_charge > 0) { 
        $cat_extra_charge = 10; 
        echo 'An additional $10 shipping fee for Alchemy items has been applied.';
      } else {
        $cat_extra_charge = 0;
      }

[MortalWombat]

Hi

I haven't had any luck posting around elsewhere, so I thought I'd try here.

I'd like to do something similar to the OP and what's been discussed here...

I've been playing with the codes on this thread, as you can see below, but haven't had any success getting them to work for me.

global $cart;

    //check if manufacturer is in cart 
      if ((IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && 
$_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id','1','2') > 0)); {
        $manufacturer_excalibur, $manufacturer_greenpower = 
$_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id','1','2');  
      } 

// enable if manufacturer is in cart 
  if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false && $chk_manufacturers_id == 0) {
    // show FLAT
    $this->enabled = true;
  } else {
    // hide FLAT
    $this->enabled = false;
  } 

I want to get the cart to only show the Flat Rate shipping option when products from the manufacturers Excalibur and Greenpower are in the cart - otherwise show the Per Item option.

I really have little idea how the coding works, so any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Tija

[Ajeh]

What happens if I have 1 Product from Excalibur and 2 Products from Greenpower and then 2 Products from other manufacturers_id ...

[Ajeh]

To control the Flat Rate flat shipping module so that it only shows if ALL products in the cart are from manufacturers_id 1 or 2 you can use:

      // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
        $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }

    // check if manufacturer 1 or 2 is in cart
      if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
        global $cart;
        $chk_manufacturers_id1 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id', '1');
        $chk_manufacturers_id2 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id', '2');
        $chk_manufacturers_id = $chk_manufacturers_id1 + $chk_manufacturers_id2;
        if ($chk_manufacturers_id > 0) {
          $this->enabled = true;
        } else {
          $this->enabled = false;
      }

[MortalWombat]

To control the Flat Rate flat shipping module so that it only shows if ALL products in the cart are from manufacturers_id 1 or 2 you can use:

      // disable only when entire cart is free shipping
      if (zen_get_shipping_enabled($this->code)) {
        $this->enabled = ((MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_STATUS == 'True') ? true : false);
      }

    // check if manufacturer 1 or 2 is in cart
      if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
        global $cart;
        $chk_manufacturers_id1 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id', '1');
        $chk_manufacturers_id2 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id', '2');
        $chk_manufacturers_id = $chk_manufacturers_id1 + $chk_manufacturers_id2;
        if ($chk_manufacturers_id > 0) {
          $this->enabled = true;
        } else {
          $this->enabled = false;
      }

Ah, OK - thanks for the reply and for cleaning that up :)

What happens if I have 1 Product from Excalibur and 2 Products from Greenpower and then 2 Products from other manufacturers_id ...

Most of my items are drop-shipped and remain a flat rate no matter how many a customer buys, and I subsidise the shipping when a customer buys products combined with drop-shipped products. So the shipping remains $15.

[MortalWombat]

OK, so I tried the code, Linda... now both the shipping estimator and the admin shipping modules page aren't working.

I know I'm doing something wrong - I just have no idea what.

Any suggestions?

- Tija

[Ajeh]

Yeps ... add the missing closing bracket that I left out:

    // check if manufacturer 1 or 2 is in cart
      if (IS_ADMIN_FLAG == false) {
        global $cart;
        $chk_manufacturers_id1 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id', '1');
        $chk_manufacturers_id2 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('manufacturers_id', '2');
        $chk_manufacturers_id = $chk_manufacturers_id1 + $chk_manufacturers_id2;
        if ($chk_manufacturers_id > 0) {
          $this->enabled = true;
        } else {
          $this->enabled = false;
        }
      }