ozpost shipping module

[RodG]

Hay everybody,

Free Zencart : Australia Post Shipping Module : has been updated and works
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1695

THis works through http://drc.edeliver.com.au (free)
Whereas Rods ozpost works through www.ozpost.net / www.vcsweb.com (no longer free)

:-) :-) :-) :-)

Hey, know you are only trying to help others, but could you please open another thread, or take AustPost discussions back to the AustPost thread(s).

This thread is to support those using OZPOST, and not MY OLDER AND NO LONGER SUPPORTED (BY ME) AustPost module(s).

I request this because there has already been way too much confusion in the past about what module people are using, AustPost by Gerrad, AustPost (improved) by me, and ozpost, also by me.
,
THIS IS WHY I GAVE A NAME CHANGE AND CREATED THIS NEW THREAD.

If YOU wish to support my old code you may do so with my blessing, all I ask is that you do so in a forum OTHER than 'ozpost'

Is that asking/expecting too much from you?

Rod

[vandiermen]

I am NOT charging for the software. It is 100% free and fully functional.

You charge a FEE for use, where there are no fee's other than routing data. Base system for your module is free.

Paypal has international banking costs and insurance, etc.
And paypal is a free module is allot of regards. But yours is in no way free.

Besides, even if the admins did remove the module, who is that going to harm? Not me, Firstly, I've not much to lose to begin with - Current return on investment = zilch. Expected return on investement if module is removed = zilch.
zilch plus zilch is still zilch no matter how you add it up.

You have many clients for webdesign services in australia which you worked on this module for, nice to know they have it free, but you wont give it to others for free.

Zencart is free and you make money from clients paying you for web designs.
... its nice to give something back, or have you forgot that?

Good karma comes from helping. I think your getting a bit of bad karma by "as one of my clients said: "I am more than a little pissed off at being held to ransom by this .... . Where's my refund for lost revenue?".

It would be a real shame if it ended up that in a few years time zencart could be the only ecommerce site that doesn't integrate with 'ozpost.net', and I'm sure that will be MY fault too.

THere is a free option if people search the contributions.

[vandiermen]

If YOU wish to support my old code you may do so with my blessing, all I ask is that you do so in a forum OTHER than 'ozpost'
Rod

Thank you for your old code and work.

[RodG]

There is a free option if people search the contributions.

Also created by me.

I really don't care if people use this older version, as long as I'm not expected to support it in any way.

Sure you've done 'good' by many people, but at the same time you've also screwed a lot of people over by re-introducing the confusion that reigned a couple of years ago over what modules do what. I can see this is now going to turn into a support nightmare, I hope you are up to it.

Rod

[RodG]

if according to the price on fastway calculation page then the price is correct. $5.45 ~ $5.50 <---**edit "no this price is not collect because $5.50 is for local price not national price... I am sending from Melbourne to Brisbane but I am not sure why fastway calculation page show up as $5.45 to $10.07"

Me neither, but this is almost certainly where things are falling over. The quotes provided by the ozpost server are ultimately derived from the fastway server.

but when I try with product that will not fit in A3 size (400x320mm) for example I buy product that size (450x400x50) which it should cost $10.07 for A2 size... but it still shows up $5.50 or if I change weight to 4kgs, it still shows $5.50

Aha, the 'penny has dropped' - For some inexplicable reason, the FastWay server always quotes satchel rates even if the parcel is too heavy or large. The ozpost server checks for the parcel size/weight and will hide the satchel rates where applicable.

Although still only giving local satchel rates rather than national, the example you gave above is actually a valid satchel item.. (A2 size - 455x415 and < 5kg)

Even I did try changing Frequent User to 'no' it still shows $5.50

Assuming you are using the FastWay.com site for these comparisons, you'll note how it gives a price *range* of $xx.xx to $yy.yy ? Well, what the Frequent User setting does is cause the lowest of these two figures to be used (zencart can't work with ranges). If the Frequent user is NOT set, then the highest figure is used.

Is it possible that you retireved stale data after making this change? I can't think of much else that would cause this one.

Cheers
Rod

[ks_b]

so look like Fastway satchels calculation is not really working properly then...

I am ok to switch to Frequent user to "No" and charge customers $1-$2 more dollars. But when I do that it won't show up Satchels at all for address locally in melbourne. If i do it from Fastway calculation page it shows up local price (therefore I don't think this is a problem of fastway server).... interstate will show $10.10 for all of them regardless of size of products. (which is ok for me)

It would be nice if u can actually fix up fastway probably. I am more than happy to pay for subscription of everything is working correctly, which from what I see most of things do work correctly except Fastway satchels!

[RodG]

so look like Fastway satchels calculation is not really working properly then...

When I use known/valid data I am getting the expected results. I DO NOT KNOW what data YOU are sending to the server, and as such I am unable to explain why you are apparently getting different results than I am. If that is indeed the case.

I am ok to switch to Frequent user to "No" and charge customers $1-$2 more dollars.

Rule#1 with ozpost ... USE REAL WORLD VALUES.
*IF* you are a Fastway Frequent user the SET the Frequent user flag. If you are not a frequent user then don't set it.

The same applies to the TAX setting... IF you are registered for GST then set enable the tax option, if you are not registered, then don't set it.

These are not things to be guessed at, they WILL affect the quotes, but if you need to set somethong 'wrong' in order to get the correct result then there is something else amiss.

But when I do that it won't show up Satchels at all for address locally in melbourne. If i do it from Fastway calculation page it shows up local price (therefore I don't think this is a problem of fastway server)....

Neither do I... I think what it is is that you are entering one set of data on the FastWay server and a *different* set of data for the ozpost module.
Yes, I know you *think* you are entering the same data, but the results that you are getting is telling me different.

interstate will show $10.10 for all of them regardless of size of products.

The SIZE or the WEIGHT? They are BOTH relevent.

It would be nice if u can actually fix up fastway probably.

To the best of my knowlege, and based on tests and checks using the few figues you have provided, the module is working as it should..

If you can show me a discepency between the quote provided by FastWay and the SAME quote provided by ozpost, then and only then will I have something to fix.

I am more than happy to pay for subscription of everything is working correctly, which from what I see most of things do work correctly except Fastway satchels!

Please, don't try to 'bribe' me this way, it doesn't help. If you or anyone finds a problem or discrepency then it is a bug, it is wrong, and it needs to be fixed, regardless of whether you are a subscriber or intend to subscribe or not.

The way you have worded this it can be taken as 'I'm not going to subscribe unless you fix this" - and that places me in a difficult position, because I have no definitive evidence from you to show the problem (and I can't access your server to run any tests of my own), so I am of the position in stating there is nothing I can do to fix it, because it doesn't appear to be broken, and that leaves you still thinking it is broken, even though it isn't, which means you'll have no intention of subscribing, so I can safely put your issue aside for a while and give my next hour of support time to existing subscribers. You may or may not discover what your own problem is by the time I get back to you.

Meanwhile, smartass comments aside, I do still take problems/issues seriously, so if you still wish me to help with this the first thing you need to is show me a discrepency.

To help this (since you server isn't live). Here are a couple of URL you can use for testing/experieming

6kg item melb to brisbane (should show label only , $21.50)
4kg item melb to brisbane (should show $10.10 FastWay Satchel (A5/A2 BLUE) and $17.60 FastWay Labels (ORANGE)

After the above page(s) load, feel free to experiment with the weight and dimension values.

If you DO find a discrepency, please paste the URL into a message so that I can verify for myself (which then means I can actually do something)

The URL to paste should look something like:

http://www.ozpost.net/postage.php?Fa...&version=2.0.9
(This is for the 4kg test) .

Happy hunting.
Cheers
Rod

[ks_b]

lol sorry if I blame it on your code! Its probably my false but I just couldn't find what I have done wrong. I will upload the site soon so maybe u could help out in finding problem!

tried to open the links on previous post but it just showing up XML.

Thanks for ur help!

[RodG]

lol sorry if I blame it on your code! Its probably my false but I just couldn't find what I have done wrong.

It is human nature to think the code is at fault rather than something we have/haven't. done. Of course, sometimes it IS the code at fault, but I play the odds :-)

I will upload the site soon so maybe u could help out in finding problem!

Although not ideal, I don't *need* access to the site to help, it just means I can do a dozen quick test/checks in succession to figure out the cause.

If you can provide me with the name of your store (as defined under the admin/config settings) I'll be able to check the *last* request made by your store and will be able to report whether the results returned appear correct or not. (The quote server keeps a record of the last request made for this very reason).
If nothing else, I'll be able to verify that the server is recieiving data that you think it is.

tried to open the links on previous post but it just showing up XML.

Use Firefox (if possible) and the XML will be somewhat readable.
Failing that, use the 'view source' feature of IE, which will also show you something readable.

Some of the data won't make much sense (Such as the method ID's) but the 'cost', 'days', and 'description' fields will be pretty obvious.. The fastway quotes have an ID of "FWL" for labels, and "FWS" for the satchels. You can ignore pretty much everything else, which will be the Australia Post costings.

Cheers
Rod

[ks_b]

Also I play around with your link and it doesn't show fastway stachels price if delivery locally

http://www.ozpost.net/postage.php?Fa...&version=2.0.9

example above sending from postcode 3000 to 3128

regards