There are 8 ways that shipping cost may be calculated. The method used
depends on the first character of the cost field in the shipping database.
- N.NN (digits)
-
If the first character is a digit, then a number is assumed and read
directly as the shipping cost.
- e
-
If the first character is an e, a cost of zero is returned and an error message is placed in the session
value
ship_message
(i.e. [data session ship_message] or $Session->{ship_message}).
- f
-
If the character f is the first, MiniVend will first interpret the text for any MiniVend tags
and then interpret the result as a formula. It is really as Perl code; so
you may reference the entire set of MiniVend objects with the code.
- i
-
Specifies a chained shipping lookup which will be applied to each item in
the shopping cart.
- m
-
Specifies a chained shipping lookup which will be applied to the entire
shopping cart.
- u
-
Calls the UPS-style lookup. You can pre-define as many as you wish, though
if you want to do the hundreds available it is best done on the fly.
- x
-
If an x is first, a number is expected and is applied as a fixed multiplier for the accumulated criterion
(@@TOTAL@@).
- A-Z
-
If the first character is a capital letter, calls one of the 26 secondary
UPS-style lookup zones. (Deprecated now that zones can be named directly).