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vend::ship::postal

Vend::Ship::Postal(3pm) 				User Contributed Perl Documentation				   Vend::Ship::Postal(3pm)

NAME

       Vend::Ship::Postal -- Calculate US Postal service international rates

SYNOPSIS

	(in catalog.cfg)

	   Database   usps	       ship/usps.txt		  TAB
	   Database   air_pp	       ship/air_pp.txt		  TAB
	   Database   surf_pp	       ship/surf_pp.txt 	  TAB

	(in shipping.asc)

	   air_pp: US Postal Air Parcel
	       crit	       weight
	       min	       0
	       max	       0
	       cost	       e No shipping needed!
	       at_least        4
	       adder	       1
	       aggregate       70
	       table	       air_pp

	       min	       0
	       max	       1000
	       cost	       s Postal

	       min	       70
	       max	       9999999
	       cost	       e Too heavy for Air Parcel

	   surf_pp:    US Postal Surface Parcel
	       crit	       weight
	       min	       0
	       max	       0
	       cost	       e No shipping needed!
	       at_least        4
	       adder	       1
	       aggregate       70
	       table	       surf_pp

	       min	       0
	       max	       1000
	       cost	       s Postal

	       min	       70
	       max	       9999999
	       cost	       e Too heavy for Postal Parcel

DESCRIPTION

       Looks up a service zone by country in the "usps" table, then looks in the appropriate rate table for a price by that zone.

       Can aggregate shipments greater than 70 pounds by assuming you will ship multiple 70-pound packages (plus one package with the remainder).

perl v5.14.2							    2010-03-25						   Vend::Ship::Postal(3pm)