Shipping Pug-IN FEDEX Zone Files???

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Topic: Shipping Pug-IN FEDEX Zone Files???
Posted: October/01/04 at 6:54am

Be careful!!

To use the Shipping Plug in, it requires you to log on to
FedEx's site and generate a Zone File that lists the
prices of mailed packages mailed from your stores ZIP.

Simple enough, however....

FedEx does not supply this anymore (they insist on
supplying you with a crappy pdf that does us no good).

This effectively eliminates the FEDEX option for the
shipping plugin.

Does anyone have a working FEDEX zone file they can
email to me?

I may be able to assemble my own if I have an example
to work from.

Or does the .NET service we pay for under the shipping
plugin have something worked out with FEDEX to
generate ZONE files?

OR does anyone know how to make this work
accurately?

-Clay

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Posted: October/01/04 at 3:15pm

You have to convert and save the .pdf as a text file or retype the .pdf into the text file format example provided after importing it into Excel to make things easier....which only takes about 15-20 minutes. Some folks have also contacted their local FedEx office and obtained an ASCII version of their zone file.

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Posted: October/04/04 at 11:08am

Hey Mike,

Glad you could help with suggestions.

1) I'm not sure that converting the PDF file generated at
FEDEX to ASCII will work, as it has NO pricing data. It just
defines ZIP Codes by zone. I think all it is supposed to do is
serve as a Chart.

Is that all that this plug in needs? A Chart? (I imagined it
would be pricing)

2) Calling Fedex requesting an ascii file for a Zone got me a
"We no longer support that option" answer.

If you have a working Zone file in ASCII format, please email
it to me. I just need to know how the data is set up. I may
be able to insert some pricing data from other tables I
found on their site and create a custom pricing table (If that
is what this plug in needs).

Thanks,

Clay

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Posted: October/05/04 at 11:28am

cberish wrote:

Hey Mike,

Glad you could help with suggestions.

1) I'm not sure that converting the PDF file generated at
FEDEX to ASCII will work, as it has NO pricing data. It just
defines ZIP Codes by zone. I think all it is supposed to do is
serve as a Chart.

Thats all you need. The zone chart defines a zone for your zip code compared to other zip codes

Is that all that this plug in needs? A Chart? (I imagined it
would be pricing)

No, the Zone Chart has no price Data

Once you know the zone, the shipping plugin plugs the zone in with the weight to get the price. Its a 2 step process...complicated, but thats how all the shippers work.

2) Calling Fedex requesting an ascii file for a Zone got me a
"We no longer support that option" answer.

If you have a working Zone file in ASCII format, please email

An example files comes with the software. Its in your cgi-bin file and its called myfedex.txt. You basically back that file up, edit it and change the zone numbers in the .txt file to correspond to the zone numbers you see in your .pdf file. It takes about 15 mins. to type it in/change it by hand....and once done, you don't ever have to do it again.

it to me. I just need to know how the data is set up. I may
be able to insert some pricing data from other tables I
found on their site and create a custom pricing table (If that
is what this plug in needs).

Thanks,

Clay