Help Please!

[angel_duzt]

Hello again All

 

I have one more problem which is annoying the hell out of me!

 

I have added Flat rate shipping for the UK and I want to do the same for Europe, USA and Canada .... But I only seem to be able to do ONE flat rate cost???? Can anyone tell me how to add flat rate for these other countries please :blink:

 

Thanks in advance

Emma :)

[jecepede]

Aloha !

 

I have the same problem. And it seems to be so simple ?

What can be more difficult then different shipping rates ?

 

 

 

Jessy

[Chris Dunning]

You'll have to use more than one flat rate module, one for each zone. Here's what I did to accomplish the same thing:

 

-Copy flat_rate.php to a new file, call it flat_rate_uk.php or whatever you want.

-Open the flat_rate_uk.php file in the modules folder (NOT the language/modules/ folder) and rename all of the constants (strings of letters in all caps) that say BLAH_BLAH_FLAT_RATE to be BLAH_BLAH_FLAT_RATE_UK.

-Follow steps one and two using the flat_rate.php file in each language folder that you plan to use

-Install the module in your admin screen, making sure to set the zones properly.

[Chris Dunning]

Please don't post the same question to more than one thread on the board. That will likely get you ignored or flamed...or both.

 

I was a little off in that last reply. Basically, you need to search your file for all occurences of "flat" and replace with something else - such as "flat_uk."

 

So at the beginning, the first functional line of flat.php is this:

  class flat {

Chang it to this:

  class flat_uk {

 

Do the same on the function and all of the variables. Then find the things that are in all caps, like this:

 

MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_TEXT_TITLE;

 

and replace it with something like this:

MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_UK_TEXT_TITLE;

 

Save this file at flat_uk.php.

 

Now open up the flat.php file in the language directory that you'll be using. Edit all of the defines, changing the word "FLAT" to "FLAT_UK". So this:

define('MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_TEXT_TITLE', 'Flat Rate');

 

becomes this:

define('MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_UK_TEXT_TITLE', 'Flat Rate');

 

While you're at it, you can change the second part of each define statement to reflect that this is a flat rate for the UK, not for the rest of the world. That should do it.

[angel_duzt]

Thanks For your help, I really do appreciate it .. and I wasnt yelling in the other thread and I apologise if anyone thought that .. and as I said in that one .. am I really hurting anyone to post another?? If it gets ignored then thats fair enough. I guess I am just frustrated cause my website is finished apart from the shipping :(

 

But Thanks again for your help

 

Kind regards

Emma :D

[jandbonline]

Okay so I need a separte flat.php file for each country, correct? Also can I just have a file for the whole EU? How would I do that or do I need one for each country in the European Union? Here is what I'm wanting flat rates for:

 

US

Canada

Mexico

England

European Union - Euro

[jecepede]

ALoha !

 

I don't wanna be a party crasher but this is not gonna work.

 

1: A standard installation of OS already gives you about 182 zones

2: Flat rate is not a smart idea. It would mean that for a single item you use a one dollar stamp and for 100 items ehhrr the same one dollar ?

 

and 3: I even dont' have a FLAT_RATE.PHP file anywhere...

 

 

Greets

 

 

Jessy

[angel_duzt]

Having a flat rate depends on what sort of business you are in .. its specified to your needs!! AND yes it does work!! the flat.php is in catalog/includes/languages/yourlanguage/modules/shipping and another in catalog/includes/modules/shipping ... Have a look.

 

Flat Rate Shipping isnt for everyone, and may not be for you, but it works for me and many other businesses.

 

Kind regards

Emma :D