Re: Adding up weights
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
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numero = 17229
interpreted = N
texte = UPS offers them free from their website -- you just have to do the leg work to get the right ones -- basically where are you shipping from and what that lookup means...>I am told by a friend of mine that for Microsoft Commerce solutions there >exist companies that (among other things) sell electronic shipment tables >(with current pricing) for most of the major carriers, broken down by weight >and zone (one presumes they have zip code to zone lookup tables too). I am >attempting to find out who does this, and if they offer them in tab >deliminated formats. > >So, how about that built in UnitShipWeight ? > > Brian B. Burton > BOFH >--------------------------------------------------------------- > MMT Solutions - Specializing in Online Shopping Solutions > 973-808-8644 http://www.safecommerce.com > > >---------- >>From: PCS Technical Support
>>To: WebDNA-Talk@smithmicro.com >>Subject: Re: Adding up weights >>Date: Thu, Apr 23, 1998, 1:39 PM >> > >>>Each of my products has a fixed weight but the shipping cost is based on >>>total order weight, I want to add the weights (multiplied by the quantity) >>>together on my invoice page so that I have a total weight to work out the >>>shipping cost >> >>The simplest approach is to set the unitShipCost field in your product >>database to be whatever the dollar cost is to ship that item. You would >>pre-calculate the cost to ship 1 item based on its weight, and put that >>cost into the database. Once you do that, there are no special formulas >>needed, because WebCatalog automatically does the quantity and total >>calculations. >> >>Or, if you really want a formula, the following should work: >> >>[math][lineitems][quantity]*[weight]+[/lineitems]0[/math] >> >>This generates a math equation like 1*2.5 + 3*1.1 + 15*2.2 + 0, if you have >>quantities 1,3,15 and weights 2.5, 1.1, 2.2 >> >>Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >>Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >>11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >>San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >>619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> Jay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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UPS offers them free from their website -- you just have to do the leg work to get the right ones -- basically where are you shipping from and what that lookup means...>I am told by a friend of mine that for Microsoft Commerce solutions there >exist companies that (among other things) sell electronic shipment tables >(with current pricing) for most of the major carriers, broken down by weight >and zone (one presumes they have zip code to zone lookup tables too). I am >attempting to find out who does this, and if they offer them in tab >deliminated formats. > >So, how about that built in UnitShipWeight ? > > Brian B. Burton > BOFH >--------------------------------------------------------------- > MMT Solutions - Specializing in Online Shopping Solutions > 973-808-8644 http://www.safecommerce.com > > >---------- >>From: PCS Technical Support >>To: WebDNA-Talk@smithmicro.com >>Subject: Re: Adding up weights >>Date: Thu, Apr 23, 1998, 1:39 PM >> > >>>Each of my products has a fixed weight but the shipping cost is based on >>>total order weight, I want to add the weights (multiplied by the quantity) >>>together on my invoice page so that I have a total weight to work out the >>>shipping cost >> >>The simplest approach is to set the unitShipCost field in your product >>database to be whatever the dollar cost is to ship that item. You would >>pre-calculate the cost to ship 1 item based on its weight, and put that >>cost into the database. Once you do that, there are no special formulas >>needed, because WebCatalog automatically does the quantity and total >>calculations. >> >>Or, if you really want a formula, the following should work: >> >>[math][lineitems][quantity]*[weight]+[/lineitems]0[/math] >> >>This generates a math equation like 1*2.5 + 3*1.1 + 15*2.2 + 0, if you have >>quantities 1,3,15 and weights 2.5, 1.1, 2.2 >> >>Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >>Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >>11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >>San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >>619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> Jay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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