EasyPopulate 4.0 Support Thread

[DrByte]

Right. Please package and upload new zips here (addons section) when you want people to use them or become aware of new features or milestones.

[Keezee]

chadderuski,

Thanks for keeping this mod stable and viable, I think you've made a much needed and professional contribution to ZenCart!

I do need some help though. :)

I've got the mod installed and I've exported all of my product data to see what kind of formatting I need to use for the import process. My client currently has 5,000 products which were manually entered but has access to far more than that. They have been provided a massive amount of product data and I can manipulate that data in whichever way is needed for importing, but apparently I am missing something.

I tried a simple test by entering some mock data into what I [think] is a properly formatted CSV file but the product was not inserted into the database as expected.

I uploaded what I thought to be a properly formatted CSV file and then imported it. My results were as follows:

"Import Results

Filename: Test----NOW.csv"

What did I do wrong? Thanks!

[chadderuski]

Hi Keezee,

Did you use OpenOffice to export the CSV file?

Also, maintain the file naming convention: "Full-EP"+some text+.csv

You could also attached a sample of your data. Top dozen lines with headers.

-chadd

[Keezee]

Hey chadd,

Wow, fast reply! Thanks.

I did try exporting with Open Office, but my file name was way off. I used a file name of ''Test----NOW.csv'

I changed that to "Full-EP2012TEST.csv"

Sadly, that did not work either. Can I use EP4 to simply add one product or will my upload always need to include all of my products?

My test file had only one line aside from headers as a quick test. Here is the top 12 lines of my original export:

Sample CSV file is attached, thanks again! Sample.zip

[chadderuski]

I'll take a look at your file now.

No, I regularly use EP4 to export single sub-categories, modify and upload corrections/changes. Yes, you can just use 1 line of data. If fact, that is the very best first thing to do when you want to ensure your data is importing correctly.

Also, be sure you are doing a backup of your data first before running an import. There is an update MySQL database backup tool that work fine on most databases.

BRB

[chadderuski]

When using OpenOffice:

1) Select File -> Save As
2) Ensure File type: is Text CSV (.csv)
3) check the Edit Filter settings box
4) click save

In the Export of text Files box,

Select your Character set. Probably UTF-8 is you are on zen 1.5 now.
Field delimiter: Comma ,
Text delimiter: Double quote "
you can leave the save cell contents as show box checked.

Even so, your sample data imported to my server just fine.... so I do not know what you could be missing. It looks correct to me.
What version of zencart are you using?

[chadderuski]

Okay, tested your data on another server. Both 1.39h and 1.5 are pulling your data in okay.

What version of PHP are you running?

[Keezee]

Thanks for all the help and tips.

I actually just tried to import the same file I sent to you and it didn't work in my end, odd! I'm using v1.3.9d

The only message I see after uploading and selecting 'import' is:

Import Results

Filename: Full-EP2012TEST.csv

I get no other information. I have idea where to start to fix this.

EDIT: Trying to confirm the version of PHP, but it should be up-to-date.
EDIT 2: ... PHP Version: PHP 4.x

[ediscs]

U have used an easypop4 template that I downloaded from my zen admin.

I modified it and added more products

After adding more products I saved and uploaded back to the site

the site said upload successful, but it did not add any new items or update the one that existed.

any Idea as to how I can get this to work and start loading my items?

[AlainT]

I'm using Zen-Cart 1.3.9.h I'm new to Zen-Cart and particularly the easy-populate mod. I'm trying to figure out how to use it but can't find any tutorials on it. It appears easy to use, and from the feedback I see, it seems great, so I don't understand what I'm not doing right.
In the "Full export Option", I've generated the "Complete product" csv file. I've uploaded the file to my computer, added products and using the Uload EP file, I've uploaded the new file. I didn't change anything in the file name format. I've clicked the IMPORT option in the dialogue box, but the new products don't appear in my store. Can you add products with this or just update products?

Sorry if I sound novice, but if there are tutorial threads of something that can help me use this module, I'd appreciate.

Thanks,
Al