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2 Oct 2008, 2:49 PM
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Weight - how to change from LBS to KG

yes i'm in canada and most our weights for shipping are in KG instead of LBS.. is there a way on the system to change the defualt lgs to KG??

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2 Oct 2008, 2:52 PM
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Re: Weight - how to change from LBS to KG

Tutorials/FAQ's linl in the top nav bar is your resource for these often asked questions

open a copy of your english .php file

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=204

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2 Oct 2008, 3:52 PM
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Re: Weight - how to change from LBS to KG

ok i followed the tutorial and nto sure if it worked

I foudn the includes/languages/english.php

and then made the changes to the file - (didn't save it back to the english.php file)

I made a new CUSTOM dir as it didn't exsit in the folder.. and then uploaded the new english.php file to it.. and i go back to my store and i still get

Shipping Weight: 5lbs
10 Units in Stock
Manufactured by: Western Rawhide

and Total Items: 1 Weight: 5lbs Amount: $50.00 in the shipping page????

2 Oct 2008, 3:56 PM
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Re: Weight - how to change from LBS to KG

Do you have a custom template?

Is this where you saved your edited english.php file?

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2 Oct 2008, 3:57 PM
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Re: Weight - how to change from LBS to KG

no i just use the standard classic template.. that came with

2 Oct 2008, 5:40 PM
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Re: Weight - how to change from LBS to KG

Should create your own template....

Is your edited english.php file at

includes/languages/classic/english.php ?

As this is your active template

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=36
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=232
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=142

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