Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

We have been using easypopulate a lot. We have been adding more and more items to the site.

It appears that when we do export, everything is exported into 1 big file, be it store file, extStore file, or attribute file. As our database size increases (now the store file is over 70 mb), it gets more and more difficult to have everything in one file. Is there any way that we can break the files up into several smaller files?

Please help.

w2e:

We have been using easypopulate a lot. We have been adding more and more items to the site.

It appears that when we do export, everything is exported into 1 big file, be it store file, extStore file, or attribute file. As our database size increases (now the store file is over 70 mb), it gets more and more difficult to have everything in one file. Is there any way that we can break the files up into several smaller files?

Please help.

w2e,
I just ran a test on my server and downloaed the Full EP. I then took the top line V_products_etc all across to the EOREOR and copied that line.

I broke the Full EP in half and inserted that line I just coppied. Then deleted all item above that insertion, giving me only one half of my products. Changed a few items then up loaded thru EP. Worked just fine..

Therefore I believe the answer is YES you can break your file into as many subfiles as you want.
Backup - Backup - Backup...

actually, upload is not the problem. As a matter of fact, you can import/upload just a few columns. The problem is on export.

How do you, for example, export just some selected categories?

Hello All,

All product information and category information is in the same tab delimated text file.

Can anyone tell me how to import Product Categories in multiple languages (french , spanish) ?

Hello,

I have a site in 3 languages, Easy populate is working great, except that it only makes new catagories in the default language, and in the other languages it moves the category box or coolmenu box. The default language is english, when you look in french the category box has moved, and that not all the categories are there.

So what i think there has to be done is to add a few lines for the categories from other languages in Easy populate.

But i realy don't know how to do that :(

Can somebody please help me

Regards,
Pankaj

Scrat:

MattS : Did you try saving to the Temp folder on your server ? and or ftp your file to the Temp folder and importing from there ?

I can't import from anywhere, I can't export anything, but I can split some files. But the splitting eventually crashes.

I changed limits on php files. Does anyone else use Startlogic as a host?

This is taring me up.

Matt

Could someone please tell me if easy populate automatically adds the neccesary index and pages in the catagory box of your site as long as everything is configured correctly in the files.

IE, we have all files correctly named with the correct headings., then all we need to do is import the files for the pages to be created.

I was going to import manually but it would probably take me 2 weeks 10 hours a day and figured it would be quicker and easier to take a few days learning easy populate, I am reading the Wiki also.

Thanks, Spot.

Hi, i have downloaded easy populate, but i dont have a clue how to use it, i got told that i could upload bulk excel files into zencart using easy populate, could someone explain how this is done please. Thanks

ben harry:

Hi, i have downloaded easy populate, but i dont have a clue how to use it, i got told that i could upload bulk excel files into zencart using easy populate, could someone explain how this is done please. Thanks

Its pretty easy, Once you are in the EP area under tools, click on the download links. This will download a txt file into your temp folder. Get that file and open it in Excel and fill in the blanks. Then upload. You will have to upload the pictures manually, EP doesn't mess with picture files, it will just point them out. If your excel file gets pretty big then use the split function. It will take your large file and split it to a bunch of smaller files (default 300 items) that will be put in your temp folder. You will still need to insert these files one by one.

Clear as mud, right.

Matt

For you folks that are using EP with a ton of items (30,000 plus). What service provider are you using for your store. I am narrowing my problems with my EP and slow store to my host. I may be looking to move my store and starting from scratch.

Thanks for a fast reply. This might sound stupid but how do I open the file in excel, as when i download a file it goes striaght to the temp folder within zencart on my server. Thanks

Move the file on to your computer. To open the txt file in excel, right click on it and select "open with", then select excel.

Thanks Matt for your help so far, I have managed to upload files to excel now. How can I upload a manufacturers file from excel into zencart. Do I have to create a new category name, and sub category names. and also what about product descriptions, does this have to be done manually one by one. Thanks

Once the file has been edited in excel, how do i upload it back onto zencart, i assume it doesnt simply doesnt go back to the temp file. Thanks

The layout of the spreadsheet you get from out of EP has to stay the same. All the column heading and order has to stay the same. If you get a list from your supplier in spreadsheet form, you can copy/paste the information into your EP spreadsheet.

All the information that is in your EP spreadsheet will be entered into ZC. So if you have all the manufactureres, categories, sub categories, descriptions, and so on filled out in the EP spreadsheet in the correct column, it will add it all to ZC.

I think thats what the question was?

Matt

ben harry:

Once the file has been edited in excel, how do i upload it back onto zencart, i assume it doesnt simply doesnt go back to the temp file. Thanks

In your EP area under tools in your ZC admin area, you can browse for your file and insert it into the database. Make sure that the file is a .txt and not a excel file.

Thanks Hopefully I can figure this out.

good luck, I wish my EP would work.

Fingers crossed, im now uploading my first attempt at a bulk price change. Just waiting for the install to complete

The upload is complete and I got the following error messages and the prices didnt get updated, it must be something simple i didnt do. If you could help me Id be appreciative.

No model field in record. This line was not imported | | Pipercross | | | | | 0 | 0 | | 07/08/2008 | 0 | | Fast Road | Airfilter | | | | | | --none-- | 0 |
No model field in record. This line was not importedinduction | Audi 80 1. | Pipercross | | | | | 92.99 | 15 | | 07/08/2008 | 0 | | Fast Road | Induction | Audi | 80 | | | | --none-- | 1 |
No model field in record. This line was not importedinduction | Audi 80 2. | Pipercross | | | | | 92.99 | 15 | | 07/08/2008 | 0 | | Fast Road | Induction | Audi | 80 | | | | --none-- | 1 |
No model field in record. This line was not importedinduction | Audi 80 2. | Pipercross | | | | | 92.99 | 15 | | 07/08/2008 | 0 | | Fast Road | Induction | Audi | 80 | | | | --none-- | 1 |
SKIPPED! - Model: - No category provided for this product | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Thanks