[ic] Seperate Packages

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Steve Graham)]

>Okay, I've thought about this, and haven't come to a simple solution, I 
>hope
>someone can help me out here.
>
>I've got products that are 44 pounds each, however, the user should be able
>to buy as many of them as they want.  Unfortunately since the UPS/FEDEX
>shipping calculation affects the entire order, the order total adds up to
>way beyond 150lbs and thus the shipping cost is returned as 0.  I want each
>one of the 44 lbs products in their own delivery, so seperate shipping
>determined for each of these products purchased.  Has anyone else come
>accross this problem?  I hope theres an easy solution I'm overlooking.
>
>-----------------------------------------
>Brendan Crosser-McGay
>brendan@paymentonline.com
>-----------------------------------------

Here is a good start, from the list - search for the following subject.


>Subject: [ic] Re: Shipping Questions - Multiple Boxes Per Item - How to?
>
>
>Here is the rest of the other post. Hit the wrong key... :)
>
> > First of all I'm running a modified Demo store. I'm just a young person
>that
> > doesn't yet have the experience necessary to build one from
>scratch, yet.
>So
> > here is my next question. I tried using the code provided by
>Mike from an
> > earlier post. It is basically code that calculates shipping on
>a per item
> > basis and then adds that total amount up. It returned an amount over
> > 150,000,000 for shipping. So I ditched that idea and made some
> > modifications. Now I am stuck with Interchange returning an error when
> > attempting to ship totals over 150lbs. There error is as follows:
>
>Note: GNDRES: The maximum per package weight for that service from the
>selected country is 150 pounds.
>
>I have looked all through Interchange and haven't been able to locate this
>limitation. How can I go about removing this 150lb limit? If you tell me
>which file I'm sure I can fix it. I tried looking through the docs but I
>didn't see any 150lb limits or weight requirements.
>
>If anyone has implemented the multiple item shipping and made it work with
>UPS shipping lookups I would appreciate any advice you might be able to
>spare.
This is a setup I used for a book seller. 40 pounds of books go into each
box.
80 lbs of books = 2 40 lbs UPS shipments.
100 lbs of books = 2 40 lbs UPS shipments + a 20 lb UPS shipment.

catalog.cfg:
UserTag ship_cost Order weight mode zip
UserTag ship_cost Routine <<EOR
sub {
        my($weight,$mode,$zip) = @_;
        return unless $weight;
        $mode = $Variable->{SHIP_DEFAULT_MODE} unless $mode;
        $zip = $Variable->{SHIP_DEFAULT_ZIP} unless $zip;
        my $total = 0;
        $total =  int($weight/40) * $Tag->ups_query( {
                                                       mode => $mode,
                                                       zip => $zip,
                                                       weight => 40
                                                      } );
        $total +=  $Tag->ups_query( {
                                     mode => $mode,
                                     zip => $zip,
                                     weight => $weight % 40
                                     } );
        return $total;
}
EOR

shipping.asc:
1DA: UPS Next Day Air
         criteria       weight
         min            0
         max            0
         at_least       5
         adder  3
         cost           e Nothing to ship

         min            0
         max            40
         cost           f [ups-query zip="[either][value
zip][or]_SHIP_DEFAULT_ZIP__[/either]" mode="1DA"
weight=@@TOTAL@@]

         min            40
         max            999999
         cost           f [ship_cost mode=1DA zip='[value zip]'
weight=@@TOTAL@@]

2DA: UPS 2nd Day Air
         criteria       weight
         adder  3
         at_least       5
         min            0
         max            0
         cost           e Nothing to ship

         min            0
         max            40
         cost           f [ups-query zip="[either][value
zip][or]_SHIP_DEFAULT_ZIP__[/either]" mode="2DA"
weight=@@TOTAL@@]

         min            40
         max            999999
         cost           f  [ship_cost mode=2DA zip='[value zip]'
weight=@@TOTAL@@]

GNDCOM: UPS Ground
         criteria       weight
         min            0
         max            0
         at_least       5
         adder  3
         cost           e Nothing to ship

         min            0
         max            40
         cost           f [ups-query zip="[either][value
zip][or]_SHIP_DEFAULT_ZIP__[/either]" mode="GNDC
OM" weight=@@TOTAL@@]

        min             40
        max             999999
        cost            f [ship_cost mode=GNDCOM zip='[value zip]'
weight=@@TOTAL@@]

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