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The Area Calculator for osCommerce v2.3.1 allows the sale of Fabrics, Carpeting, Flooring and tother products normally sold by the Sq Ft or m2.  Some of the features include:

Admin

• is able to determine from configuration if items will be sold in metric or us standard.  This choice will change  all references on the website to either ' /m2 '  or '/ Sq Ft '.
• is able to select which products will be sold by area from the categories.php page (during product creation)
• is able to add how many Sq Ft or m2 are in each box. (Used if selling full boxes only.  This would round up the number of boxes ordered to the next full box)
• The orders.php, invoice.php and packingslip.php files reflect the chosen reference and quantity in Sq Ft / m2 or Full Box Quantity.
• Order confirmation email(s) reflect the chosen reference.

Catalog Side

• Price information on the product information page will be shown as /Sq ft or /m2 or /Box next to the price. (for selected products set by the admin)
• The product information pages encorporates a quantity box able to accept quantities with up to 2 decimal places (ie. 10.25) (for selected products set by the admin)
• The product information pages ill have a L x W field so customer the customer can entered the length and width required.  The Area is calculated and displayed on the product information page.  When the customer clicks the 'Add to Cart' button the quantity is added to the shopping cart. (for selected products set by the admin)
• The customer receives an order confirmation email with full details of their purchase. 

This add-on requires osCommerce v2.3.1 and PHP 5.2 or above.