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I have spend quite some time on correcting customer adresses so they match with how google wants streetname spelled

 

 

so i wonder if there has been made a module that can calculate the shipping based on shortest distance google can find?

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If you ship large things by, say, motor freight; I could see charging by distance. For large scales, this would probably be a zoned charge centered around the point of origin, rather than $/mile or  whatever. In that case, by state (or like) might be enough resolution, else you'd have to map zip/postal code to a zone.

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There is no existing module that works by those parameters.    

 

I assume this is for some sort of shop that sells only to "local" destinations (eg a pizza shop) ? 

yep for a pizza store...

 

what i had in mind was to say shipping for 0-10 km is XX money

11-21 its YY money... 

 

i could just set up another delivery and have the user pick... but some are not as honest, and its a pain to figure out... 

 

a value for each km driven would be much more simple

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If you ship large things by, say, motor freight; I could see charging by distance. For large scales, this would probably be a zoned charge centered around the point of origin, rather than $/mile or  whatever. In that case, by state (or like) might be enough resolution, else you'd have to map zip/postal code to a zone.

i have thought of using the postcode....

 

but then again some of the postal numbers here covers larger area's.. the postal zone just to the south of the store covers a greater area compared to the postal zone the shop is in

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yep for a pizza store...

 

what i had in mind was to say shipping for 0-10 km is XX money

11-21 its YY money... 

 

i could just set up another delivery and have the user pick... but some are not as honest, and its a pain to figure out... 

 

a value for each km driven would be much more simple

 

Calculation of distance from Pizza Shop (fixed location) to Destination (changing location).  

Then charge for each KM "ZZ" (or in a banded calculation, "10:XX, 20:YY" as you have shown).

 

I do not see any reason why it could not be achieved, subject to necessary "coding" experience or necessary "wallet opening". 

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No doubt that now you have expressed an interest (in having something coded), you will receive PM messages (if you receive any PM messages from anyone who is not a Green (Sponsor), Orange (Partner) or Blue (Admin) - please report them as it is time to get rid of these tricksy "developers").  

 

Best is post at the Commercial Tickets area:  http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/tracker/project-6-commercial-support-enquiries/

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interest..... maybe

 

interest in knowing how much i would have to open the wallet so that i can decide if i have interest getting the job done.... a bit more than a maybe

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