limit shipping to canada and usa only

hey.. want to limit shipping to canada and usa only. so i created a zone and put canada and usa in it. now wen i try setting table rate with this shipping zone and try checkng out with either canada or usa or ne other address it shows "we are not shipping in your region at this time." but wen i put free shppng using same zone it works. please help me with this. this is urgent so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Make sure on the Zone that you defined the details correctly ...

What Version of Zen Cart?

Clean Install or an Upgrade?

How did you install? How did you upgrade?

Ajeh:

Make sure on the Zone that you defined the details correctly ...

What Version of Zen Cart?

Clean Install or an Upgrade?

How did you install? How did you upgrade?

im using Zen Cart 1.3.8a version.
it was a fresh installation using installation files that were included.

wat do u mean by "Make sure on the Zone that you defined the details correctly"

i defined US & Canada all regions in the zone.

To create a Zone for US and Canada ...

Locations / Taxes ... Zone Definition ...

Click Insert and enter:
Zone Name: United States and Canada
Description: Shipping for US and CAD
Click Insert ...

Click Details ...

Click Insert ...
Country: United States
Zone: All Zones
Click Insert ...

Click Insert ...
Country: Canada
Zone: All Zones
Click Insert ...

You have now built a Zone for Shipping to only allow for all of the United States and all of Canada ...

Next edit your Shipping Module in the Modules ... Shipping ... and add this new Zone to it ...

Ajeh:

To create a Zone for US and Canada ...

Locations / Taxes ... Zone Definition ...

Click Insert and enter:
Zone Name: United States and Canada
Description: Shipping for US and CAD
Click Insert ...

Click Details ...

Click Insert ...
Country: United States
Zone: All Zones
Click Insert ...

Click Insert ...
Country: Canada
Zone: All Zones
Click Insert ...

You have now built a Zone for Shipping to only allow for all of the United States and all of Canada ...

Next edit your Shipping Module in the Modules ... Shipping ... and add this new Zone to it ...

i did same.. now except free shipping none of the other shipping is working... im getting frustrated pls help...

Free Shipping freeshipper is really not designed for Zones ... Zones is built in for consistance for developers but not really used by the average user ...

On the other modules, Zones will filter who can see the Shipping module based on their address ...

What shipping modules do you have installed?

Linda,

This was an excellent step-by-step process...it seemed confusing to me until I read this - thanks!

One quick question, if I only wanted US and Canada to show up in the dropdown, do I have to manually delete all the other countries in order to accomplish this?

Ajeh:

To create a Zone for US and Canada ...

Locations / Taxes ... Zone Definition ...

Click Insert and enter:
Zone Name: United States and Canada
Description: Shipping for US and CAD
Click Insert ...

Click Details ...

Click Insert ...
Country: United States
Zone: All Zones
Click Insert ...

Click Insert ...
Country: Canada
Zone: All Zones
Click Insert ...

You have now built a Zone for Shipping to only allow for all of the United States and all of Canada ...

Next edit your Shipping Module in the Modules ... Shipping ... and add this new Zone to it ...

check out the new purolator module all the info you will need is at eship.purolator.com they should be able to help you understand everything you need to know hope this helps you.

You may want to look at the Zen Cart spam policy.

But if someone could answer my question without promoting a service, I'd appreciate it. :wink:

What drop down? For the create account? Shipping? Billing? They are all the same ...

So if you are just trying to limit something for Shipping, use the Zones ... this way Grandma in the UK can buy Tiny Tim that shinny new crutch and send it to him in the US ...

You can always add to the Create Account that you only ship to a limited area ...

Thanks Linda