ramstainedglass Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Is it possible for the USPS module to work without special coding? Has it ever happened? I am bewildered by Paypal's and the USPS's web building materials. Are all of you programmers? I thought anybody could set up a cart express. I looked in the archives and found advice to call USPS and have them change my status to live. It still doesn't work. I put the ID in the password place and it didn't work. Then I took it back out again. It still doesn't work. What now? If I have to code, what php file would have to be modified? Please don't laugh...I can't help being computer illiterate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Yes, it should work out-of-the-box. If you want anyone to help though, you will need to provide information of how it fails. Saying it doesn't work to me means it doesn't show on your shop. So my first suggestion is to enable it in admin->modules. Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramstainedglass Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Thank you for replying! I have enabled the module in admin and obtained my password from USPS. Then, based upon other threads I found in this site, I called USPS and asked them to change my status to LIVE. When I am doing a pretend purchase, both the USPS and UPS choices show, but the USPS choice automatically says that there is an error and if you want to use USPS to contact the store owner. (It does not have a button that you can select). Other threads here suggested putting the ID in the password field, others said take it out. I have tried it both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramstainedglass Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Actually, the message from the USPS says, "An error has occurred with the USPS SHIPPING CALCULATIONS. If you want to use USPS, contact the store owner." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramstainedglass Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Also, tare weight and product weights are pounds shown in decimal form. Sorry about so many posts. Is there a way to edit your own replies? I am very new here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramstainedglass Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 I found this in an August 16, 2006 bug report: I cannot get USPS to calculate shipping. Why?? I see others are having the same problem- a bug report has been going on since 2004?? Has this ever worked properly? I need help because I have a live sight and there is no shipping being calculated. Please respond with some checks I can do on my end. Thanks Has anyone found a fix for this since this bug report was made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazd Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I found this in an August 16, 2006 bug report:Has anyone found a fix for this since this bug report was made? Check my post here it worked for me so hopefully will work for you. http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=261667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Thank you for replying! I have enabled the module in admin and obtained my password from USPS. Then, based upon other threads I found in this site, I called USPS and asked them to change my status to LIVE. When I am doing a pretend purchase, both the USPS and UPS choices show, but the USPS choice automatically says that there is an error and if you want to use USPS to contact the store owner. (It does not have a button that you can select). Other threads here suggested putting the ID in the password field, others said take it out. I have tried it both ways. I suggest calling them again to verify that you really have been placed on the production server. If so, try Removing and Installing the module again. There isn't a lot that can go wrong with it. As long as it can connect to the server, it should work. Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonabc Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Also make sure you have a USPS Web Tools account (and not anything else). You mention a password above - but a Web Tools account does not come with a password (and nor is one required).... Jason My Contributions: Paypal Payflow PRO | Rollover Category Images | Authorize.net Invoice Number Fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramstainedglass Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 My mistake. I meant USER ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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