Easy populate tutorial

[zcrt12345mm]

The only tutorial I was able to find is here

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Easy_Populate

however it's only for TAB-DELIMITED TXT files

Is there a tutorial for CSV files ?

[kobra]

No
The tab delim is the only free version that has proven to be stable to access & update the Db correctly

Once in excel, what is the difference?

[LRS]

No
The tab delim is the only free version that has proven to be stable to access & update the Db correctly

Once in excel, what is the difference?

Does the tab delim work with large blocks of HTML in product description fields?

It has been a while but I seem to recall that the CSV version worked fine with those but the Tab Delim did not.

All I have used since then was the CSV version but it has been about a year and only with v1.3.8x. I now have 1.3.9h and need to use Easy Populate to update thousands of inventory items. Should I avoid using the CSV version?

[kobra]

I do not use EP as it is too restricting
Maybe one who does can give their experience

[LRS]

I do not use EP as it is too restricting
Maybe one who does can give their experience

Is there a better add on to upload large quantities of inventory?

[kobra]

Is there a better add on to upload large quantities of inventory?

How adept are you with mysql?