Checking postcode availability

[dgb]

Hi All,

I am looking to add the functionality for users to check delivery availability to their postcodes.

I have a spreadsheet which has the yes/no availability depending on the postcode entered.

when a post code is entered the first 2 letters need to be found from the file which will need to be uploaded (somewhere) and depending what 'zone' they are in will check the availability at http://www.merciagardenproducts.co.u...ftp/ZoneAv.csv, if there is availability this will be shown on a calendar & the user can select that day for delivery.

Anyone know if this is possible or how i would go about this?

Thanks,

Jess

[Bandanashop]

Hi All,

I am looking to add the functionality for users to check delivery availability to their postcodes.

I have a spreadsheet which has the yes/no availability depending on the postcode entered.

when a post code is entered the first 2 letters need to be found from the file which will need to be uploaded (somewhere) and depending what 'zone' they are in will check the availability at http://www.merciagardenproducts.co.u...ftp/ZoneAv.csv, if there is availability this will be shown on a calendar & the user can select that day for delivery.

Anyone know if this is possible or how i would go about this?

Thanks,

Jess

Dear Jess, if you want this to happen on the Checkout Page in near real-time then this would not be possible with the API as far as I am aware.
Personally I would try and do something clever with Shipping Methods and Postcodes or partial postcodes within the Bluepark system.

It would be possible to amend or check the postcode after completion when the order is 'pending' with API sware. At this point the API could be used to match the users postcode to an availability / zone and either change the delivery date / order status / delivery method and notify the customer.
You could look for recently completed orders every few minutes so this might still be practical.
Regards
Rob

https://www.bandanashop.com