Shipping post code query

[ash]

I am trying to set the shipping up to use postcodes this is what i have

Standard shipping Postcode CM5 start FY1 end - price 10.00
Standard shipping Postcode CM5 start LS2 end - price 12.00
Standard shipping Postcode CM5 start CV1 end - price 14.00

When i go through to checkout and enter my address and give a post code of FY1  should the system not see that and then select my shipping rate for FY1

I thought that this is how it works or am i missing something here?

[alatak]

Hello,

I assume that postcodes are numbers.
This is not the case for your country?

[ash]

Hi Postcodes are FY15pp in full but we just want to use the first three digits which are letters and numbers does vm only accept number?

[alatak]

Hello,

Yes at the moment it is the case.
I did not know that some countries could have letters in the postal code.

[ash]

Is there a simple way for me to over come this, or is this going to be a bigger job all-round? Our client is dead set on the post code feature that's all.

[Parsimonious]

I'm from Canada and our Postal Codes also have letters and Numbers eg A0A 0A0, so we would need this too. I'd also like to be able to set shipping as a %. On our old site we had shipping as x% of total for local postal codes, and y% of total for postal codes farther away.

[GJC Web Design]

I have successfully coded a solution for UK Postcodes ( e.g. B33 8TH - alpha-numeric) where the first 1 or 2 letters and numbers are the area.

I am sure this could be adapted to your situation..

It has the added advantage of a single method for numerous zones and prices  - simply a comma separated list of postcode areas and prices pasted in a text area in the VM admin.....

e.g.
Zone4,BT,15.00,0.55
Zone6,IM*GY*JE,45.50,0.75
Zone7,E16*E17*EC1A1*EC1A2*EC1A4*EC1A7*EC1A9*6.50,1.50

the plugin (std Joomla install) cycles thru till it finds an appropriate match -if none then a default amount setting..

p.m me for further info if interested..

Cheers