Not require payment for $0.00 orders?

Hi All,

I had a setup that was working, but now seems to be malfunctioning. I have a class of customers who get a 100% discount, and I want them to be able to NOT pay via credit card or check/money order, but rather just skip the payment process altogether and checkout with a $0.00 balance. I had this working for a couple weeks in testing mode, but once I went live it started requiring users to select a form of payment. Any idea how I can get around this?

Thanks so much - you all have been so ridiculously helpful to me, and I really appreciate it!

As I continue to do testing, it seems that this is only an issue on really large orders - over $1500 dollars. Otherwise I am able to check out with a $0.00 balance without any problems. Any clues?

Ok, this is getting really weird now. After even more testing, it almost seems random as to when I get this message. For example, a combination of windshirts in the following quantities will not go through: 10 L, 7 M, 10 XL, 5 2XL, 10 3XL. However, if I take any four away, it allows me to check out with a $0.00 balance. If I add a hat or something else, it does not let me check out. I can't tell if it is restricting me based on number of items, total amount, or something else.

Does anyone know what triggers the popup warning box that says "Please select a payment method for your order." ? If I can find the trigger, perhaps I can fix this faulty code...

why not just have them use the check/mo module.....
with the statement of will bill

Basically it's a matter of matching a system that their people had used previously - they didn't have to select a payment option for internal buyer purchases before, and when we switched over to Zen-Cart they didn't want to change that. They are rather finnicky :-P

Is there a way that I might install a "duplicate" check/money order payment option, except rename it "Internal Purchase" or something like that? That would fix the problem and keep checks/money orders and internal purchase separate.

Thanks so much for the advice!

1. the error message is generated by the payment modules
2. what payment modules do you have enabled in Admin->Modules->Payment?
3. what order-total modules are enabled in Admin->Modules->Order Total?

Yes, I think you are right. I actually just rewrote a few things to have a separate payment option for internal buyers, which is working very well. Thanks for your help!

Isn't this what the "freecharger" payment module is for?

"freecharger" payment module
Is this mod available for download somewhere please?

Is this mod available for download somewhere please?
Sorted.. stupid question.. inbuilt into zencart :blush: