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[coyotefan107]

OK, just want to double check this before I run it. My current database had 600 records in it, I downloaded it to my /temp directory, pulled that into Excel, copy and pasted more products in the correct format into the file, did the split into 5 seperate EP_Split files with header row as first row and all files having 300 rows.

 

My current record count is no like 1250.

 

I made a Database Backup in the Admin tool.

 

Do I need to drop the current files in the table before I run the Insert into DB option? Or will it update those records with matching products_model numbers and insert new records for all the new products?

 

I just want to make sure of this before I run it.

 

AND, if there is a problem, can I just run the 'restore' of the database I created and it will bring everything back to that point on my webstore.

 

Thanks in advance for all help with this, I am new and want to cover my bases before I do this.

 

Thanks,

 

Paul

[TomThumb]

Do I need to drop the current files in the table before I run the Insert into DB option? Or will it update those records with matching products_model numbers and insert new records for all the new products?

 

You don't need to drop or empty the table, it will update matching products_model numbers and insert new records for all the new products?

 

 

 

AND, if there is a problem, can I just run the 'restore' of the database I created and it will bring everything back to that point on my webstore.

 

Yes, the backup drops all tables and recreates them with the structure and data at the point of the backup.

[coyotefan107]

Thank you, ok I will give it a shot.