Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

hduk - Do you get any error messages?

One common mistake, have you got 'EOREOR' @ the end of every line?

Questions for Easy Populate, How do a Download the attributes file, everytime I click to download it it comes up with a .php file instead of a text file...

Any help thanks

TXMagnum - Clear your History cache in your browser and try it again other wise Might be a hosting Issue, have a word with your host. I had a similar issue after a hosting update.

Hey Scrat --

Have attached the results, cant see any EOREOR entries. There are about 25 or so records in there, the first 6 loaded and were pretty simular to the remainder that didn't. Have also posted the upload file.

hduk - Simple you need 'EOREOR' on the end of every row/line in your upload file , your first 5 have it so they upload but the reset have not.

Two quick questions:

1. Can I use EZ Populate to add Page Titles, Keywords, and Descriptions for Manufacturers? If so, how?

2. How do I use EZ populate to put a product into two different categories? If I upload the products to go in WidgetsBlack...can I send a new file and Have it go to WidgetsBlue, and have the product appear in both, or will the second override the first?

Kbmets7,

As for #2 this is simple. Yes. Use your first spread sheet with widgetsblack.
Dont change anything except for widgetsblack, change it to widgets~blue.
Make sure that the category you wish to populate has been created first!

If the products are identical this is considered "Duplicate Content" and it can hurt you.

Good Luck,
John

bumba000:

Kbmets7,

As for #2 this is simple. Yes. Use your first spread sheet with widgetsblack.
Dont change anything except for widgetsblack, change it to widgets~blue.
Make sure that the category you wish to populate has been created first!

If the products are identical this is considered "Duplicate Content" and it can hurt you.

Good Luck,
John

Thanks, John.

So, if I have a poster of John Lennon in NYC, and I place that one product in two cats:
Music->Beatles
Cities->NY

That would be considered duplicate content? I know lots of high ranking sites that cross reference different products.

Thanks again.

I have been reading the heck out of all the seo stuff I can find lately. I'm not saying that is 100% true. I've come across talk about it a few times so I dont do it.

Try it out. Let me know if both pages end up with equal or close PR! If it works I might look into it.

Good Luck,
John

Hey Scrat that worked a treat.

My next question is that i have installed the call for price option, is there anyway i can add that field to EP?

Thanks in advance

Scrat
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johnd - you need to add html code to your description box: <br><b>Style : </b>TEST<br><p>

When you say 'description box', do you mean in the spreadsheet?

No? -- Then where?
Yes? -- Is there a way to set the font and size in Zen Cart? I understand that I'll have to put the <br>s into the spreadsheet

hduk - Was far as I am aware not with EP1.2.5.4 but check out EPA I don't know whats included with that version, the only other way is a SQL script.

johnd - You need to insert it into your spread sheet under this heading v_products_description_1
For example:

<p>
<font size="2" face="Verdana">
This is a paragraph.
</font>
</p>

<p>
<font size="3" face="Times">
This is another paragraph.
</font>
</p>

See this web site for more html examples w3schools.com

As for within Zencart set your editor in Conf>My Sore>HTML Editor>HTMLarea

I also need help since I 2 am new to easy populate.

My problem is that I have installed easy populate correctly. The program is showing up on my zencart and uploads my product file from excel correctly.

The true problem is that I do not see any products on my site. Easy populates tells me my file is successfully installed. Also I cannot set Master Category in tools since it does not give me the option. All the directories suggested in this post is set correctly for permissions.

Am I missing a step somehow??? I have also deleted and reinstalled easy populate 4 times on 4 different days with the same results.

geryaf - EP has nothing to do with the Master Category reset this is a core Zencart device.It is under Tools>Store Manager

Had you set any of you Categories first in Zencart or done it by EP.

If it is the Latter Zencart will not be seeing the products, so the best way would be delete all you products and Cats' and start again from fresh via Zencart and then import from EP when it is set in Zencart.

EP is just a import tool that inserts the data into the database it does touch the core files.

I'm having the same problem as geryaf. Thank you.

1. Use Open Office not Excel..EP works much better.
2. You need Category installed into zencart, and
also preferably some products under that category.
Install both/all via zencart admin first, before using
EP. 1 Category, with 3 products, will do to start with.
3. Then install EP..download Easy Populate csv file,
for existing category/products via your zencart admin, under
tools, then easy populate. This file will give you
the correct headers needed for you to add further products.

Using the following simple update file and others I get a redirect to a 500 server error which states that there has been a hiccup in the server, check the logs correct the error and try again. The error logs show the explode error line 241. I have reinstalled EP and still get these errors. I also get this error when I create a price/quantity update file using EP and try to upload the untouched file using EP?

Any ideas? I don't see any empty delimiters in my file.

Thanks,
Jason

I've created the directories in Zen, then added a few products in each one I will be importing to using EP. I then exported the inventory file, added some products, and copied to my temp folder. The problem is, a new root directory is created with the same name as the existing directory, but no products are uploaded into either directory. Help.... Thanks - Hank

HumDaddy - You can only use the file formats below:-

Download Complete tab-delimited .txt file to edit (Attributes Not Included)
Download Model/Price/Qty tab-delimited .txt file to edit
Download Model/Category tab-delimited .txt file to edit
Download Froogle tab-delimited .txt file
Download Model/Attributes tab-delimited .txt file
You cannot just pick the headings you would like to import.

hankthtank - Try to download a 'Complete' file then add a product to the last row and import the file in that format and you will see this work.

Could someone tell me how to do a split file in easy populate? I'm trying to upload over 10,000 products into the db, but it's too large of a file so I need to do a split file. Could someone help me?

Thanking you in advance!