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Azure Moon

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Hi and Happy New Year!

 

A total and complete newbie here, so please be kind and use laymen's terms.

 

I will be using the USPS for my shipping and have signed up with them. They have switched me to the production server, however, they sent me an e-mail that says:

 

There is a line of code that refers to "shippingapitest.dll". You'll need to remove the word "test".

 

I'm assuming that this line is in my admin, under shipping modules and in the USPS file. If I understand that instruction correctly and remove the word "test" that line will then read:

 

"shippingapi.dll" - is that correct?

 

Also, I will be selling a variety of items that vary in weight from as little as 1 gram, all the way up to over seven pounds. I want to be as accurate as possible, however, I do not understand how to enter each product's weight correctly. In other words, how would I enter say 2 grams, or 15.9 ounces, or 6 pounds and 11.5 ounces when adding a product to my site? Is there some kind of chart somewhere I can use...something with EXACTLY what I should enter?

 

Any/all help is greatly appreciated.

 

Brightest Blessings,

 

Azure Moon

Posted
Hi and Happy New Year!

 

A total and complete newbie here, so please be kind and use laymen's terms.

 

I will be using the USPS for my shipping and have signed up with them. They have switched me to the production server, however, they sent me an e-mail that says:

 

There is a line of code that refers to "shippingapitest.dll". You'll need to remove the word "test".

 

I'm assuming that this line is in my admin, under shipping modules and in the USPS file. If I understand that instruction correctly and remove the word "test" that line will then read:

 

"shippingapi.dll" - is that correct?

 

Also, I will be selling a variety of items that vary in weight from as little as 1 gram, all the way up to over seven pounds. I want to be as accurate as possible, however, I do not understand how to enter each product's weight correctly. In other words, how would I enter say 2 grams, or 15.9 ounces, or 6 pounds and 11.5 ounces when adding a product to my site? Is there some kind of chart somewhere I can use...something with EXACTLY what I should enter?

 

Any/all help is greatly appreciated.

 

Brightest Blessings,

 

Azure Moon

 

to me I have never seen that file in osC. that type file is Windows only because dll stands for Direct Link Library.

Wade Morris

Amarillo, Texas

 

Before you do any changes on your site you need to do BACKUP! BACKUP!

Posted

Well I did look in (catalog)includes/modules/payment/usps.php:

 

round line 217 you should find it

Wade Morris

Amarillo, Texas

 

Before you do any changes on your site you need to do BACKUP! BACKUP!

Posted
Hi and Happy New Year!

 

A total and complete newbie here, so please be kind and use laymen's terms.

 

I will be using the USPS for my shipping and have signed up with them. They have switched me to the production server, however, they sent me an e-mail that says:

 

There is a line of code that refers to "shippingapitest.dll". You'll need to remove the word "test".

 

I'm assuming that this line is in my admin, under shipping modules and in the USPS file. If I understand that instruction correctly and remove the word "test" that line will then read:

 

"shippingapi.dll" - is that correct?

 

Also, I will be selling a variety of items that vary in weight from as little as 1 gram, all the way up to over seven pounds. I want to be as accurate as possible, however, I do not understand how to enter each product's weight correctly. In other words, how would I enter say 2 grams, or 15.9 ounces, or 6 pounds and 11.5 ounces when adding a product to my site? Is there some kind of chart somewhere I can use...something with EXACTLY what I should enter?

 

Any/all help is greatly appreciated.

 

Brightest Blessings,

 

Azure Moon

The reference is around line 220 in catalog/includes/modules/shipping/usps.php but it looks like it is okay as it only applies if you are in test mode. Mine looks like this:

 

case 'production': $usps_server = 'production.shippingapis.com';

$api_dll = 'shippingapi.dll';

break;

case 'test':

default: $usps_server = 'testing.shippingapis.com';

$api_dll = 'ShippingAPITest.dll';

Posted
The reference is around line 220 in catalog/includes/modules/shipping/usps.php but it looks like it is okay as it only applies if you are in test mode. Mine looks like this:

 

case 'production': $usps_server = 'production.shippingapis.com';

$api_dll = 'shippingapi.dll';

break;

case 'test':

default: $usps_server = 'testing.shippingapis.com';

$api_dll = 'ShippingAPITest.dll';

 

Hi Wade & Dave,

 

Thanks for getting back to me! I double checked my line 220 and it's exactly like the one Dave provided. So I don't have to change anything? Why would the USPS tell me I had to remove the word "test" when they switched me to the Production Server if I don't have to change anything? I'm confused. Do you two use the USPS for your shipping?

 

I just want to be sure everything is right before I enter my products. Please clarify. I also need to know how exactly to enter a products weight. Help...anyone please?

 

Brightest Blessings,

 

Azure Moon

Posted
Hi Wade & Dave,

 

Thanks for getting back to me! I double checked my line 220 and it's exactly like the one Dave provided. So I don't have to change anything? Why would the USPS tell me I had to remove the word "test" when they switched me to the Production Server if I don't have to change anything? I'm confused. Do you two use the USPS for your shipping?

 

I just want to be sure everything is right before I enter my products. Please clarify. I also need to know how exactly to enter a products weight. Help...anyone please?

 

Brightest Blessings,

 

Azure Moon

Just change the setting in Admin (Shipping Modules) from Test to Production and you should be all set. I don't use it now but I have used it in the past.

Posted
Just change the setting in Admin (Shipping Modules) from Test to Production and you should be all set. I don't use it now but I have used it in the past.

 

Hi Dave,

 

Thank you for getting back to me...again :) I double checked my USPS info in shipping modules and it already has production server...so hopefully I am ready to go.

 

Thanks again for all your help.

 

Brightest Blessings,

 

Azure Moon

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