Tax and Shipping Examples

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1997

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texte = It seems to me that every beginner has EXACTLY the same two problems withWebCatalog...A) Shipping Calculations The documentation should clearly show examples of how to calculateshipping 3 ways: 1)By fixed price shipping (if subtotal is between $20 and $40 thenshipping is $4.95) 2)By percent of subtotal  3)By number of units shipped Of course, the unitshipcost field should also be explained a littlebetter, and shown how to integrate with the above three examples. AND theycould be shown in the docs using MATH functions instead of wastingdatabases.B) Taxation Not every state has a different tax rate by zip code, some mail ordercompanies only have to worry about sales tax in 1 or 2 states with only 1tax rate (per state). Also, the Taxable field is not very well pointed outin the docs (I know I'm beating a dead horse here...) Anyway, webcatalog is GREAT, I have no desire to switch to any otherdatabase software. This Email list is invaluable, and if it weren't for somedocs that aren't comprehensive enought, I would vote this the best piece ofsoftware ever! Brian B. Burton----------------------------------------------Protect your right to own and arm bears.---------------------------------------------- Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Tax and Shipping Examples (Brian B. Burton 1997)

It seems to me that every beginner has EXACTLY the same two problems withWebCatalog...A) Shipping Calculations The documentation should clearly show examples of how to calculateshipping 3 ways: 1)By fixed price shipping (if subtotal is between $20 and $40 thenshipping is $4.95) 2)By percent of subtotal  3)By number of units shipped Of course, the unitshipcost field should also be explained a littlebetter, and shown how to integrate with the above three examples. AND theycould be shown in the docs using MATH functions instead of wastingdatabases.B) Taxation Not every state has a different tax rate by zip code, some mail ordercompanies only have to worry about sales tax in 1 or 2 states with only 1tax rate (per state). Also, the Taxable field is not very well pointed outin the docs (I know I'm beating a dead horse here...) Anyway, webcatalog is GREAT, I have no desire to switch to any otherdatabase software. This Email list is invaluable, and if it weren't for somedocs that aren't comprehensive enought, I would vote this the best piece ofsoftware ever! Brian B. Burton----------------------------------------------Protect your right to own and arm bears.---------------------------------------------- Brian B. Burton

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