Image Directory Problem

[CabinetGuy]

The snippet that I included in my last message shows the call for the t2 image that was NOT in the directory. I did verify that if i create the t2 and then upload it to the expanded directory then everything is peachy.

I must have the t2 and t3's created throughout my entire directory structure, not just the /image root directory.

Thx

Keith

[schoolboy]

Well I may as well be reading Russian because this is all Greek to me

You must have some image managemet mod installed... is this the case? Those image "paths" are not native ZC...

In any event, have you tried just (en masse), upload all the images to the relevant directory using FTP?

... on second thoughts, maybe not... Are your image names being appended with this "t2" and "t3" stuff, or are these part of your original image filenames?

But I have no clue where the following resides or how it is configured to take you there...

img src="images/HR/Web-JA Decorative HW/Corsica/

[schoolboy]

If you have manually created the directory

images/HR/Web-JA Decorative HW/Corsica/

Your error is probably in there being LETTER SPACES in the directory name. Also, UNIX likes/prefers things to be lower case...


To me:

images/HR/Web-JA Decorative HW/Corsica/

is a BIG no-no...

while...

images/hr/web-ja-decorative-hw/corsica/

or better still

images/hr/web_ja_decorative_hw/corsica/

is a GIGANTIC yes-yes

(NO upper case, NO letter spaces)

I think this is your fundamental problem.

[schoolboy]

Look at all ZC folder and filenames... They follow the convention I describe above... tpl_product_info_display.php

... all lower case, no spaces but underscores...

[CabinetGuy]

apparently, when the file is uploaded via the admin->categories/products information input form, when you upload to the server -vs- type in a server reference, when you update the item to /images two additional images are created in the directory. The sizes are image.jpg (small), image_t2 (for product info page) & image.t3 (for when you click on larger image).

These don't seem to be created in any directory unless i upload via the local source by using the admin->categories/products product image->browse, then update. Just placing the image into the server directory does not create the additional images.

Still looking for ideas.

thx

keith

[schoolboy]

apparently, when the file is uploaded via the admin->categories/products information input form, when you upload to the server -vs- type in a server reference, when you update the item to /images two additional images are created in the directory. The sizes are image.jpg (small), image_t2 (for product info page) & image.t3 (for when you click on larger image).

What Software add-on are you using to generate these "additional" images?

As far as I am aware, when you add/edit a product in zencart's product editing screen, any image that you choose from your local machine to "send" to the server (the built-in file upload system) just writes the image file into the images folder (unless you specify another path in the "Upload to Directory" dropdown selector.)

You must have some fancy add-on that is supposed to be doing this, because what you are describing is not standard ZC behaviour.

[CabinetGuy]

I had installed ih2 but have since uninstalled. I did not utilize it. Nothing seems to have changed.

I am about to give up but I have thousand of items to load via ep and if i have to individually upload each image this will take forever...

I had this website developed and whether or not they installed a special image handler, i do not know.

thx

[schoolboy]

This is not IH2 behaviour either. I have IH2 on about 50 sites, and we use the "sub-directory" method of uploading images into the db with easy populate - and we don't have problems.

Can you contact the people who put the site together and ask them what they loaded up?

[CabinetGuy]

i think i just need a zc mechanic. i have been running this website for two years and now when i am ready to upload large numbers of items, this happens.

thx