Changing from lbs to Kg

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   Hi,

I noticed just now that my weight field is in lbs instead of Kg.  I know there was a note in the beginging that said this was an important step and it cannot be changed.  I believe this happened since I was having problems with the SQL script and activation, where I kept going back and forth, I must have forgot about setting that part on the last time when I got it to work.

I am still configuring ProductCart and have not went online.  What I have done so far was customizing some of the pages including the header/footer.  I have added all my products.

Is there anything I can do now?

John

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john123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09-January-2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote john123 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Changing from lbs to Kg Posted: 01-August-2008 at 9:15am
	Hi, I noticed just now that my weight field is in lbs instead of Kg. I know there was a note in the beginging that said this was an important step and it cannot be changed. I believe this happened since I was having problems with the SQL script and activation, where I kept going back and forth, I must have forgot about setting that part on the last time when I got it to work. I am still configuring ProductCart and have not went online. What I have done so far was customizing some of the pages including the header/footer. I have added all my products. Is there anything I can do now? John

Greg Dinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 23-September-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 238	Post Options Post Reply Quote Greg Dinger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 9:29am
	I had a client do the reverse of this when he first started with his site. Here is the e-mail we received when we asked EI what to do. ======================== To let the cart know you wish to use pounds, you will need to manually change the following line in the file "shipFromSettings.asp" located in the /includes/ folder: From: private const scShipFromWeightUnit="KGS" To: private const scShipFromWeightUnit="LBS"

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 9:55am
	Hi, To expand on Greg's answer. There is an FAQ about this : www.earlyimpact.com/faqs/e-commerce_shopping_cart_questions.asp?faqid=200 There's a section on that about converting the stored weight values & using SQL code to do it. Assuming the values will need converting (I'm not sure either way on that) another approach, which I think would work, would be :- - Export the product data (Reports > Custom Reports > Reverse Import Wizard) including the weight field. - Change the constant as per the FAQ & Gregs post. - CHECK if the weight values are now incorrect. - If so, re-import the exported values - if necessary after having updated the spreadsheet values.
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Greg Dinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 23-September-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 238	Post Options Post Reply Quote Greg Dinger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 10:06am
	You rock Hamish

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 10:17am
	Hi Greg, I just stumble about a bit - I happened to remember there was an FAQ about it from last time I looked at them. It may even have been created as a result of your original email to EA..
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john123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09-January-2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote john123 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 10:22am
	Thanks guys. I just wanted clarify that I added my products to ProductCart but I have not entered the weight fields yet. Does this mean I only need to modify the "shipFromSettings.asp" that greg mentioned above and nothing else? John

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 10:25am
	Hi John, In that case, yes, there's no weights to fix. The export/Import tool could still be useful though as you can add all the details in a simple spreadsheet, which saves navigating through panels etc.
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john123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09-January-2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote john123 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 10:37am
	Hi Hamsih, So there is no difference that I modify the page now vs when I first activated it, correct? The change I make manually to the file "shipFromSettings.asp" would be same result if I had done it correctly when I activated?

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 10:49am
	I'm pretty sure that's correct, otherwise the FAQ would have additional info on it.
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john123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 09-January-2008 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote john123 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-August-2008 at 3:53pm
	Thanks.