Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

never mind it works!!

sitges65:

Hi

I'm using ep1.2.5.4 but my problem are in specias price format different from "regular price product". When I download ep to my server then the format of special prices change to other. EXAMPLE: I upload 13.55 and all it's ok in zencart shop special product, but when I do a download of my products using fullep then in dthe row of specials change to 1.350.000.

Thanks in advance

sitges65:

Thanks for reply asap. I download the sql specials. Also in this sql the format are different for example 8.00 appears 8.0000
Thanks

i've the same issue, i can't find the aswer in this thread...could any one help me plzz....:frusty:

could any one can help me plz...:cry::cry:

eranariel:

Hi Zenners,

I have two languages on my website - Hebrew and English...
I am able to upload the products - EP uploads a category name in Hebrew - that is fine - however, Zen Cart does not allow me to add the category name in English... I edit the category and press update, however, the category name in English does not appear...

Any possible suggestions?

Eran

Looks like I've found a Guinea pig for my modded version of EP. I rewrote the categories code to support multiple languages, but haven't found anyone to put it through the paces.
You can download from here:
https://github.com/chaddro/EasyPopulate-4.0

Be sure to test on a backup of your store! I'm not positive how the script will behave when english isn't the default (i.e. the "_1", and "_2" would be next languages.
Also, my code uses CSV not TXT, so use OO when editing, and you can install it along side your current version of EP without affecting it.

PM me if you have any questions so as to not hijack this thread :p

-cj

Hi Chad

I grabbed the EP 4 off github a few days ago, and I will hopefully have some time in Aug to put it through the mill.

schoolboy:

Hi Chad

I grabbed the EP 4 off github a few days ago, and I will hopefully have some time in Aug to put it through the mill.

AWESOME! Could really use your input! Basic attribute importing is working, but really needs testing.

So far I've had pretty good feedback (or a lack of complaints!). Check the "Issues" tab for one thing that will need to be fixed, though most people haven't run into that.

Haven't had much time this year to work on it much... real work getting in the way. jrobeson's version on github is VERY different (though he is using
some of my code). He has some good ideas and more features but he's taken a real tangent away from zencart and I've had problems getting his
version to work now. He's gone the Zenmagik route.

If you think it passes muster as a replacement for 1.2.5.4, I'll post a support thread for it. I just haven't had time to daily support questions on it, and just
offer it to those people looking for a specific solution so I've been reluctant to really push it as a replacement.

Thanks again,
-cj

schoolboy:

Hi Chad

I grabbed the EP 4 off github a few days ago, and I will hopefully have some time in Aug to put it through the mill.

Is it multi-lingual? By this I mean can you upload the products in the csv in multiple languages

Design75:

Is it multi-lingual? By this I mean can you upload the products in the csv in multiple languages

Chad's been devoting huge energy to the multi-language aspect, and he's close...

Hopefully it will have reliable language support... but we're still testing. It's a big project and all I've managed to do so far is stand on the sidelines and :clap:

This is chad's work thru and thru - all I'm doing (when I have time) is testing.

Thx, that great to read. I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate your efforts. So here is a big :thumbsup: for all of you, and a nice cold refreshing drink :cheers:

Design75:

Thx, that great to read. I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate your efforts. So here is a big :thumbsup: for all of you, and a nice cold refreshing drink :cheers:

EP has always been "sort of" multi-lingual. This is what the "_1" is used for each language. In the past, EP has had problems when English wasn't the default language. It's been some
time, but I believe I did cover that in my work. When I redid the categories (I really didn't like have 7+ columns for them) I also added language support. Only made sense. So now you
have v_categories_name_1, and the full path is specified in a single cell where each level is separate by a unique delimiter.

For example: "Kitchen Utensils^Kitchen Knives^Clam & Oyster Knives"

My work on importing attributes correctly does not yet support multi-languages. Attribute importing isn't really even at what I'd call beta, more still in development. There is a flaw (or feature depending on your point of view) in zencart's attributes core design that makes importing and building attributes at run time very difficult. I have an idea on how to solve this, but it would require some heavy core modifications, and that is not my goal for EP4. So to use my mode, I have imposed a restrictions that the products_options_name be unique (much like products_model must be unique).

Ack! If I keep this up, I'll really have to make a new thread for it. Don't want to pull focus from 1.2.5.4!

hello,
I started my own thread regarding a problem I have with Easy Populate before finding this thread. Rather than double posting, If I could just direct those with expertise here;

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=183398

The problem is that I have multiple links to 'Easy Populate' from the 'configuration' drop down.

I have been using easy populate for some time with no problem but for some reason when I upload a new ep file i get and internal error 500. Not sure why. Any suggestions.

Thanks

Lexxie

thanks for the reply to my query... my apologies for not replying sooner!
I'll test and get back to you...

Best,

Eran

biggD:

So i have Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 and Zencart 1.3.9.f installed.

All sql updates and files installed fine.

I'm getting a very strange error...

Every button and link i click from the admin->tools->Easy Populate menu just redirects me back to my admin login page. Whats that all about? Is that a default action when a file is missing?

Thanks in advance.

Hi biggD

Did you get this sorted out? I have exactly the same symptoms, same EP version, but Zencart 1.3.9.h.

heatherm and biggD:

Do you have your admins set to SSL? I saw an earlier post of someone having this problem, and it was "fixed" by taking the admin off SSL.

Let us know if that is also your issue.

Unable to search products in Admin if they were added with Easy Populate.

If I ad new product with or without a new category by hand, then I can search in the Admin Categories/Products area and in the store.

If the new product is added with Easy Populate then a search in the Admin Categories/Products menu doesn't show anything for that item, but if you search in the store it does.

This has been an ongoing problem for about 7 months now. I totally deleted the entire category and sub categories that was giving me problems before and started adding it back in one category at a time. The very first addition via Easy Populate would not allow searching in the Admin area.

HELP! I absolutely MUST be able to search for products in the Admin area. Why is this happening?

Running ZenCart 1.39h
items added using a text file comma delimited
Only added about a dozen items.

NOTHING I add with Easy Populate will allow me to search ANY of the items in the Admin.................

Well.... I found the fix.

In Admin / Tools / Store Manager
Reset ALL Products Master Categories ID

Hello Zenners,

I can't get EP to install. When I go to my admin page I can see Easy Populate under tools, when I click on it nothing happens, blank page only, no install. Please help met out!

Zencart version 1.39, dutch & english language,I tried to install under both languages, same result nothing happens/installs. I can see all the files in the correct directories (myadmin) Any Ideas??

I have used EP 1.2.5.4 for years and it works great . But today when I clicked Create **Complete** tab-delimited .txt file in temp dir (Attributes Not Included) The page just went blank. There was no file in temp dir to download. But then I clicked Create **Model/Price/Qty** tab-delimited .txt file in temp dir . And it worked. I guess my file was too big. It is about 10 MB. I am wondering if there is any way to solve the problem. Any suggestions will be welcome.

sunriseimports:

I have used EP 1.2.5.4 for years and it works great . But today when I clicked Create **Complete** tab-delimited .txt file in temp dir (Attributes Not Included) The page just went blank. There was no file in temp dir to download. But then I clicked Create **Model/Price/Qty** tab-delimited .txt file in temp dir . And it worked. I guess my file was too big. It is about 10 MB. I am wondering if there is any way to solve the problem. Any suggestions will be welcome.

Sunrise,

That is a pretty big file! The script is probably timing out without any warning and just being killed by the server.
If so, you can try to increase your execution time in your php.ini file (if you have access):

Look for:

max_execution_time = 30 ; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds

and increase that and see if that helps.