Guest Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 hello have easypopulate installed ( by a friend) but have a bit of trouble getting this one. i am setting up a computer store, does anybody have a small file(product file) that i could view( small piece) just to have a better understanding of what to try and do. i have viewed the test file but ( &^$$ bugger me , hard to get my head around that straight away.) does the file have to be txt or can it be xls or csv. Also i have only installed the contributions :back button in buy now page :osCommerce MS2 HTML WYSIWYG Editor, Product Desc, Email +_files i have manually installed some products and categories but this takes to long (2000+ products and categories) so wish to try EP. Also do you need to remove all former products and categories before using this , and is it advisable to have pictures in specific folders when uploading . thanxs for the help but obviously not a techie, but find it easier to learn by getting it going with help then breaking it down. i have viewed the test file but ( &^$$ bugger me , hard to get my head around that straight away. thanxs titch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CivicRacingGirl7 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 you need to use a .txt file set at tab delimited when saving. you can keep all of your current categories and products, make a backup beforehand if you are worried about losing any information. if you upload a product through EP in the same category with the same information, it will merely update the existing file. as for creating the .txt file: place each of the following along the top of a spreadsheet (each should have its own column) v_products_model v_products_image v_products_name_1 v_products_description_1 v_products_price v_products_weight v_date_avail v_products_quantity v_manufacturers_name v_categories_name_1 v_categories_name_2 v_categories_name_3 v_categories_name_4 v_date_added v_date_avail v_tax_class_title v_status EOREOR Now, place your product model number in the first column, underneat the first variable title. (v_product_model). For the images, EP will call images from http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/catalog/images (or wherever your oscommerce install is located). If you use multiple languages, you will need v_product_name_2, and so forth, as well as for your product descriptions. For the categories, I believe you can have up to 7, remove or add more to the above if necessary. For example: Main Category -> Sub-Category --> Sub- Sub-Category ---> and so on. In v_status, you will set the product to Active or Inactive. The last column, EOREOR, you will need this at the end of each row in your spreadsheet. Simply fill down the column when you are done entering your date. You can find any other answers in the manual included in the EP files. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 you need to use a .txt file set at tab delimited when saving. you can keep all of your current categories and products, make a backup beforehand if you are worried about losing any information. if you upload a product through EP in the same category with the same information, it will merely update the existing file. as for creating the .txt file: place each of the following along the top of a spreadsheet (each should have its own column) v_products_model v_products_image v_products_name_1 v_products_description_1 v_products_price v_products_weight v_date_avail v_products_quantity v_manufacturers_name v_categories_name_1 v_categories_name_2 v_categories_name_3 v_categories_name_4 v_date_added v_date_avail v_tax_class_title v_status EOREOR Now, place your product model number in the first column, underneat the first variable title. (v_product_model). For the images, EP will call images from http://www.YOURDOMAIN.com/catalog/images (or wherever your oscommerce install is located). If you use multiple languages, you will need v_product_name_2, and so forth, as well as for your product descriptions. For the categories, I believe you can have up to 7, remove or add more to the above if necessary. For example: Main Category -> Sub-Category --> Sub- Sub-Category ---> and so on. In v_status, you will set the product to Active or Inactive. The last column, EOREOR, you will need this at the end of each row in your spreadsheet. Simply fill down the column when you are done entering your date. You can find any other answers in the manual included in the EP files. Hope this helps! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanxs CivicRacingGirl7, :D that makes it i little more understandable, some times i get lost in all the info for EP as im just a newbie but will give this a go, thanxs for the time to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 there is a file which comes with the contribution. you can also download a txt file from your own store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 there is a file which comes with the contribution. you can also download a txt file from your own store. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah thanxs Mibble, but was just getting a bit lost, seemed i was getting to much info in brain all at once. CivicRacingGirl7 cleared a few things up for me and made it just a bit easier to understand. thanxs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CivicRacingGirl7 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 understanding the sample file is a bit overwhelming when you first look at it, but you just need to break it down and it's really quite simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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