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    Default Anything besides easypopulate?

    Hello, I just downloaded easypopulate and love it, but for one thing, with the images, i cant use images that are in the "http:" format, I know I need to upload them to my server and point to them, this I know, but this is the issue, my supplier will not give me a file with all his pictures, like 20,000. He just gives me a spreadsheet with the url of the images, as we know, easypopulate doe not like this. But there is no way I can uplaod 20,000 pictures one by on onto my server. Does anyone know a solution to this, or any other product populate software that will upload like easypopulate but can handle URL's of images?

    Thank you so much !!
    btw, love the support and zen!!!

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    Default Re: Anything besides easypopulate?

    Depending on how your supplier has set things up, you may be able to download all the images at once and then upload them via FTP to your server.

    A program called BlackWidow would help.

    This will save you manually download 20,000 images individually.

    I hope this helps.

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    Default Re: Anything besides easypopulate?

    Quote Originally Posted by Alex Clarke View Post
    Depending on how your supplier has set things up, you may be able to download all the images at once and then upload them via FTP to your server.

    A program called BlackWidow would help.

    This will save you manually download 20,000 images individually.

    I hope this helps.
    Thanks, but I cant even get the images from my supplier...
    So, I came across this, but cant seem to figure out...

    1.) Open catalog/includes/configure.php

    add the following line of code to the end of the file before the last ?>
    define('DIR_EXT_HTTP', 'http://');

    2.) Open catalog/product_info.php

    find the following line
    DIR_WS_IMAGES

    and replace it with:
    DIR_EXT_HTTP

    3.) Open catalog/includes/modules/new_products.php

    find the following line
    DIR_WS_IMAGES

    and replace it with:
    DIR_EXT_HTTP

    4.) Open catalog/includes/modules/product_listing.php

    find the following line
    $lc_text = '&nbsp;<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, ($cPath ? 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&' : '') . 'products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $listing['products_image'], $listing['products_name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a>&nbsp;';

    and replace with
    $lc_text = '&nbsp;<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, ($cPath ? 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&' : '') . 'products_id=' . $listing['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_EXT_HTTP . $listing['products_image'], $listing['products_name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a>&nbsp;';


    5.) Open catalog/includes/boxes/whats_new.php

    find the following line
    DIR_WS_IMAGES

    and replace it with:
    DIR_EXT_HTTP

    6.) Open catalog/includes/boxes/specials.php

    find the following line
    DIR_WS_IMAGES

    and replace it with:
    DIR_EXT_HTTP

    7.) Open catalog/includes/boxes/best_sellers.php

    find the following line
    DIR_WS_IMAGES

    and replace it with:
    DIR_EXT_HTTP

    8.) Open catalog/popup_image.php

    find the following line
    DIR_WS_IMAGES

    and replace it with:
    DIR_EXT_HTTP

    9.) Open catalog/shopping_cart.php

    find the following line
    DIR_WS_IMAGES

    and replace it with:
    DIR_EXT_HTTP

    It is best to follow the above replacements for all boxes files used on your site.

    Please be sure when uploading your file via easy populate that the source entered for your images is in the form of www.yourserver/images/yourimage


    -----But, I cant find a few files, product_info.php..
    And also I want to get the URL from another site , not mine, so Im thinking there has to be something out there fro what I want to do..

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    Default Re: Anything besides easypopulate?

    Do you have an image URL example (from the spreadsheet)?

    Feel free to PM it to me.

    Also, I wouldn't recommend linking to images hosted by your supplier. The images on your suppliers server(s) may be deleted or altered, which would then affect your website. Page loading times may also increase for your visitors and if your supplier finds out that you are 'hot linking' images (and using up their bandwidth) they may get a little upset.

 

 

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