RE: [mv] Forcing the shipping type based on product

["Christopher Thompson" <ct@arborinternet.com>]

******    message to minivend-users from "Christopher Thompson" <ct@arborinternet.com>     ******

Use an [if] within the [item-list] on the checkout page to set a variable
if one of your unique products is found (based on data in a field). Then,
again with an [if], force the ship mode based on that variable.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-minivend-users@minivend.com
> [mailto:owner-minivend-users@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Reuven M. Lerner
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 1:56 PM
> To: minivend-users@minivend.com
> Subject: [mv] Forcing the shipping type based on product
>
>
> ******    message to minivend-users from "Reuven M. Lerner"
> <reuven@lerner.co.il>     ******
>
> One of my clients seems to delight in having a complicated shipping
> system.  Usually, the shipping cost depends on the number of products
> being sent out -- for example, it might cost $9 for the first item,
> and $2 for each additional item.  If the user chooses "Express Mail,"
> then those numbers go up by a bit, to something like $12 for the first
> item and $3 for each additional item.
>
> For this, we're using MiniVend's "quantity" shipping algorithm.  (In
> the case of the continental United States, where shipping is free for
> orders over $100, we're using the "price" algorithm instead.)
>
> The thing is, some items can *only* be shipped by Express Mail, rather
> than by regular mail.  Is there any way to tell MiniVend this,
> basically saying, "If the user orders any of items X, Y, or Z, then
> Express Mail is the only delivery allowed method"?  I've been through
> the documentation several times, and can't see an obvious way to do
> this.
>
> By the way, we're still using MiniVend 3.14-5.
>
> Thanks for any and all suggestions!
>
> Reuven
>
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