google base error??

[marvin]

ok. I changed the output directory to feed/. The permissions are set to 777.

My output file name (in Configuration is- herbschina

The popup confirmation window shows the following:
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Google Merchant Center Feeder v1.10.2 started 2011/10/05 13:30:44
Feed file - /home/herbschi/public_html/zen/feed/google/GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_OUTPUT_FILENAME_products_.xml
Processing: Feed - Yes, Upload - No

Google Merchant Center File Complete In 0.002641 Seconds 0 of 0 Records
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ALSO This isafter I run the feed in tools NOTE the warning message

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Google Merchant Center Feeder
Feed Type:
Max Products
Starting Point


Available Files

Warning: filemtime() [function.filemtime]: stat failed for /home/herbschi/public_html/zen/GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_DIRECTORYgoogle in /home/herbschi/public_html/zen/workhere/googlefroogle.php on line 188
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) Download Link Action
5/10/2011 google Delete Upload

[sbbemn]

strange - basically I can change the output directory in config to anything I want , it really doesn't matter. The feed still spits out GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_DIRECTORY. It's my gut feeling that the feed is not properly talking with the config to figure out what the directory even is or what is defined in the config.
frustrating.
where is the output directory stored once you edit it in config for the feed to grab from?

[sbbemn]

Making a define in inc/lang/eng/googlefroogle.php for GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_OUTPUT_FILENAME wil work to get it to display what you'd like.

For me, the feed happens (0 of 0 products though) and the feed .xml is this:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <rss version="2.0" xmlns:g="http://base.google.com/ns/1.0">
- <channel>
<title>"store name"</title>
<link>GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_ADDRESS</link>
<description>GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION</description>
</channel>
</rss>

[RescoCCC]

Feed file - /home/herbschi/public_html/zen/feed/google/GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_OUTPUT_FILENAME_products_.xml

This indicates that you have the output directory in Google Merchant Center Feeder Configuration set to feed/google/. Do you actually have the directory structure feed/google in your store root? It also indicates that it's ignoring the output file name herbschina you entered in the configuration.

Somewhere along the line the files got screwed up. I'd try uploading a fresh, unedited set.

[RescoCCC]

where is the output directory stored once you edit it in config for the feed to grab from?

The output directory is in the root of the store. But, simply having the entry in the config file doesn't create the directory. You need to verify that it exists in the root.

[marvin]

So I reinstalled TWICE and guess what??? I DONT HAVE GOOGLE MERCHANT CENTER IN ADMIN/TOOLS!!!

Can some one give me a clue as to what I'mmissing??

Thanks

Marvin

[sbbemn]

The output directory is in the root of the store. But, simply having the entry in the config file doesn't create the directory. You need to verify that it exists in the root.

feed/google exists in the root based on the mod install.

The two problems that marvin and I are both having is that the two config options (directory and file output name) simply do not make a difference as to what we set them at - they are not being read by the feed.

marvin - sounds like you're going backwards? there may be something in the SQL update that we are missing?

I too reinstalled all the files from 1.10.2 a couple of times to no avail.

[sbbemn]

Should the new feeder config have an "alternate image URL" and "Magic SEO URL" options?
Those are missing for me - 1.10.2

Here's another thing - I have my config set to feed/google/
In my root I go to feed/google and have the feed set to 777 and changed the google folder to 755. Admin picks up the fact that I changed my google folder to 755 and gives me this message:
[FONT="Courier New"]Your Google Merchant Center folder is not writeable! Please chmod the /GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_DIRECTORY folder to 755 or 777 depending on your host.[/FONT]

So to some degree it knows that the /GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_DIRECTORY is indeed feed/google/

WHen I change back to 777, all is good except the remaining
[FONT="Courier New"]Warning: opendir(/opt/apache/htdocs/storename/GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_DIRECTORY) [function.opendir]: failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /opt/apache-2.2.13/htdocs/storename/admin/googlefroogle.php on line 185[/FONT]
Here's that line 185-189:

        if ($handle = opendir(DIR_FS_CATALOG . GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_DIRECTORY)) {
          while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
            if ($file != "." && $file != ".." && $file != 'index.html') {
            $filetime = filemtime(DIR_FS_CATALOG . GOOGLE_PRODUCTS_DIRECTORY . $file);
            $date = date('j/m/Y'); 

[marvin]

feed/google exists in the root based on the mod install.

The two problems that marvin and I are both having is that the two config options (directory and file output name) simply do not make a difference as to what we set them at - they are not being read by the feed.

marvin - sounds like you're going backwards? there may be something in the SQL update that we are missing?

I too reinstalled all the files from 1.10.2 a couple of times to no avail.

I think you've hit several nails right on their heads.

I've gone from being satisfied with the old feed to having no working feed after now three re-installs. Still nothing in admin/tools!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have a suggestion as to why I have nothing in admin/tools??

[sbbemn]

Do you have a suggestion as to why I have nothing in admin/tools??

That file is the admin/googlefroogle.php file - just check to make sure it's there first and/or the correct one.

I wonder if it's worth (or even good to do) wiping out all google related info from the data base and installing the install.sql instead of the upgrade1.10.2.sql I did.

Could that be a plan? Anyone know how to go about this if this is a good path to take easy enough through Tools>Install SQL Patches?