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    Default Product Feed

    Hi All,
    I am just trying to find a ecommerce solution that I can work eith easily!

    I am in the process of creating a online store, my supplier provides a product feed that includes all the details of the product... category, details, price, IIMAGES etc.

    Now this is the stumbling block the images are hosted on the suppliers server not the server that the shop will be hosted on... can Zen Cart handle this??

    If Zen Cart can handle this... is there a easy way to upload all the products?

    The product feed is downloaded in a .csv file.

    Thanks for you time

    Tony

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    Default Re: Product Feed

    The upload of the data is accomplished through an existing module called Easy Populate CSV in the downloads section.

    I am out of town, but if you PM me I will send you a beta copy of a script to serve the product images off site when I return. Take you about 30 minutes to install it.

    ~Melanie
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    We all use some sort of data feed to manage our websites, Zen Cart has worked for all of us so it shouldn't be a problem to upload csv files using EP.

    Why would you trust your supplier with the images?? What if you find a better price somewhere else, or their site goes down for some reason. Why don't you grab the images of their server and upload them to your own so your the captain of your own ship

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    Default Re: Product Feed

    In China, there is a way to collect the feed data to CSV, than upload by a click to zencart throw the module EASY POPULATE.

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    Default Re: Product Feed

    Thanks for the replys, Melanie I will PM you.

    I understand what you are saying about using the images on the suppliers server but as this is a totally new store and my supplier has over 1000 products.

    Thanks again
    Tony

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    Default Re: Product Feed

    Hi,

    I am in process of searching the solution too.

    Tony did you find the answer? If so, please pm or post the solutions here.

    Thanks

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    PRO-Webs, Inc. since 2003 :: Zen Cart Hosting :: Zen Cart SEO – 12 Steps to Success
    **I answer questions in the forum, private messages are not conducive to a helpful community.

 

 

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