Easy Populate - Installed, but doesn't work

[Totally Lost]

Hi,

I've installed easy populate successfuly, but using it seems to be far from easy. Im not sure what im doing wrong.

 

I 'sucessfuly' upload a tap-limited file to my database....but the simple as can be file that i upload is not reflected in my store's database.

 

I've downloaded the 'complete tab-delimited' file and tried to upload the exact file again....when i do this, new 'catergories are created' as the previous products in my database do not fit the correct format.

 

I've copied the 'sampled' file included in the original package, and completed the required fields. Also, uploaded successfully....but the upload is not reflective in my store. (this means i upload the file, but i see nothing different than if i did not upload the file)

 

What might be the problem here?

 

Thanks

[Guest]

Hi,

I've installed easy populate successfuly, but using it seems to be far from easy. Im not sure what im doing wrong.

 

I 'sucessfuly' upload a tap-limited file to my database....but the simple as can be file that i upload is not reflected in my store's database.

 

I've downloaded the 'complete tab-delimited' file and tried to upload the exact file again....when i do this, new 'catergories are created' as the previous products in my database do not fit the correct format.

 

I've copied the 'sampled' file included in the original package, and completed the required fields. Also, uploaded successfully....but the upload is not reflective in my store. (this means i upload the file, but i see nothing different than if i did not upload the file)

 

What might be the problem here?

 

Thanks

 

When you insert a product do you use a value in the 'model' box.

 

Initially I didnt bother and this gave me all sorts of hassle.

 

Similarly if I download a file and edit it, I must not change the entries in the first column of the file as this makes it go sqiffy.

 

Although adding new products with a new value in the model column is OK.

[Totally Lost]

When you insert a product do you use a value in the 'model' box.

 

Initially I didnt bother and this gave me all sorts of hassle.

 

Similarly if I download a file and edit it, I must not change the entries in the first column of the file as this makes it go sqiffy.

 

Although adding new products with a new value in the model column is OK.

 

 

Yes, i have a value inpputed in the 'v_products_model' heading...i've tried both words and numbers in this section, both less than 12 characters long. Here is the 'sample file im trying to upload'. It is saved as a 'tab_delimited' file through Microsoft Excell.

 

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_categories_name_5	v_categories_name_6	v_categories_name_7	v_date_added	v_date_avail	v_tax_class_id	v_status	EOREOR
767676	C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\buddha.jpg	Buddha	This is a buddha statue	999	50	10/23/2005	88		Drawings											EOREOR

 

I cant seem to find a problem. Im now just trying to upload one single product. I downloaded the 'complete' file from Easy populate for editing....and used the headings that I felt were most pertinent to what i was doing. The other fields I erased.

[Guest]

Yes, i have a value inpputed in the 'v_products_model' heading...i've tried both words and numbers in this section, both less than 12 characters long. Here is the 'sample file im trying to upload'. It is saved as a 'tab_delimited' file through Microsoft Excell.

 

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_categories_name_5	v_categories_name_6	v_categories_name_7	v_date_added	v_date_avail	v_tax_class_id	v_status	EOREOR
767676	C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\buddha.jpg	Buddha	This is a buddha statue	999	50	10/23/2005	88		Drawings											EOREOR

 

I cant seem to find a problem. Im now just trying to upload one single product. I downloaded the 'complete' file from Easy populate for editing....and used the headings that I felt were most pertinent to what i was doing. The other fields I erased.

It may be the slashes in the image file '\'

If the budda.jpg is in the images directory it should be OK

[Totally Lost]

It may be the slashes in the image file '\'

If the budda.jpg is in the images directory it should be OK

 

 

I found the issue, I changed the /temp directory and used a file separated by ';'....that seems to work. Now my file is being uploaded and they upload is reflected in my store/database. Only one complaint is that i still can not get the image to ...for example 'buddha.gif' to load. Any suggestions on how images are supposed to be referenced?

[Guest]

I found the issue, I changed the /temp directory and used a file separated by ';'....that seems to work. Now my file is being uploaded and they upload is reflected in my store/database. Only one complaint is that i still can not get the image to ...for example 'buddha.gif' to load. Any suggestions on how images are supposed to be referenced?

 

if the image is FTP'd to the images directory you should be OK.

 

Best thing to do is add a product via admin, download the easypopulate file and see what it gives you.

[Totally Lost]

if the image is FTP'd to the images directory you should be OK.

 

Best thing to do is add a product via admin, download the easypopulate file and see what it gives you.

 

 

Yes that did it thanks!