Easier way to attach images to 10,000 products?

[Justin3085]

I have searched the past few days on a way to attach images to my products. I have a 10000 product catalog that I uploaded with no problem. Now, I need the images attached to the products. Each image is named with the respective product number both in a large and small size. All the images have been uploaded via FTP to the images folder

I use Zen Cart Store Manager from Magnetic One I also have EP and IH2.

Everything I come across is instructions on attaching multiple images to 1 product which I don't care about.

How in the world can I easily attach 10000 images to 10000 products without clicking on each item and attaching the image manually.



-help!

[schoolboy]

fastest way is via Easy Populate.

You say you have installed easy populate... What version?

When you tell me what version of EP, I might be able to show you a EP technique that will "activate" your 10,000 images in about 6 minutes...

[Justin3085]

Easy Populate 1.2.5.4

Thanks :)

[schoolboy]

If you do a "dump" via EP of your current product data, will this have the product model numbers in it?

You say that ALL images are named according to the product code (model number).

Please tell me then...

If product code = 56789

Small Image Name = ???

Large Image Name = ???

[Justin3085]

If product code = 56789

Small Image Name = 56789SM.gif

Large Image Name = 56789.gif

[schoolboy]

You don't need to worry about the small images.

Now, get EP to "export" your zencart product data to the temp folder...

Use FTP to collect the dumped file to bring it across to your local machine.

Make a COPY of the TXT file. (save as a different name)

Open the COPY in MS excel.

Delete ALL but the first 50 lines.

Save that copy

ZIP the copy up

Attach it to your next post so I can download it and take a look...

[Justin3085]

im 50% sure I did that right.

Hope it works.

[schoolboy]

OK, I opened it, but I see a few things...

1. This does not look like EP 1.2.5.4 to me...

The column headers should be
v_products_model
v_products_image
v_products_name
v_products_description

Did you re-name these headers? or are you using a later version of EP?

2. You have not specified any CATEGORIES... all your products are in the TOP level...

This will have serious consequences later. And besides... EP needs category depth in order to work.

Have you created Product Categories? If so, why are the products not located in these categories?

No point in proceeding until I know if you have category depth...

[schoolboy]

... or is this a file that MagneticOne generated?

I think so...

Please use EP

[Justin3085]

That was magnetic one. SOrry it was faster at the moment. Had a screaming baby lol.

Ok this one is the EP one.. Hopefully I did this one correctly.