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Customizing checkout (specifically shipping) with scripts
Our client wants to offer different shipping options by state (in the US).
I found this article with some vague descriptions of how to do this:
http://suite-ideas.blogspot.com/2009/11/managing-regional-web-shipping-methods.html
Specifically:
To take this to the next level, you need to add some smarts to your checkout. To do this, you need to create an index of your shipping methods and an index of shipping zones by state, province or territory. A script is then used to detect which state the customer is shipping to and only show the correct methods. If the user has not selected an appropriate method, the script will not allow the order to submit and will display an error.