EasyPopulate 4.0 Support Thread

[chadderuski]

I have a client who asked me to take over managing products on there ZenCart, and I am trying to get the EasyPopulate 4 to work. I do not see the EasyPopulate 4 option under the Configuration Menu, or Tools Menu after copying all the files to where I think they belong. The root of the site is /web, the admin folder is located at /web/catalog/admin, there is a temp folder at /web/catalog/admin/temp, and at /web/catalog/temp, and /web/temp. The store is located at /web/store, includes are located at /web/catalog/includes, and boxes/extra_boxes is under includes. Can anyone help me figure out why I do not see the EasyPopulate option under Configuration? Thanks. SunOS 5.10, PHP Version 4.4.8, MySQL 4.1.22, ZenCart 1.3.9d.

You need to install EP4 into your admin directory. From your post this looks to be /web/catalog/admin...You can configure your temp directory after install. If you are still stuck, send me a PM and I'll try to help offline.

-chadd

[akjim62]

Thanks Chadd, I did put the files in the /web/catalog/admin folder, but I don't see any changes to the menus. I also uploaded a FedEx shipping module to /web/store/includes/modules/shipping and don't see that either, and when I did that, it removed all the shipping options from the menu that used to be available. I wish I knew exactly how this was originally set up.

[chadderuski]

Thanks Chadd, I did put the files in the /web/catalog/admin folder, but I don't see any changes to the menus. I also uploaded a FedEx shipping module to /web/store/includes/modules/shipping and don't see that either, and when I did that, it removed all the shipping options from the menu that used to be available. I wish I knew exactly how this was originally set up.

Do you have a backup of your store? Was this a fresh install of 1.5 or older/upgraded version? It sound like something got FUBAR'd ... how did you install zencart? Manually or via a cpanel auto script?

Always best to do a manual install.

-chadd

[Serious]

veery frustrated over here.

Spent a few days going through all of my products via a downloaded .csv file to remove all of the HTML tags in the MetaTag descriptions.

Divided the spreadsheet int 3 separate sheets of approx. 2000 parts each.

made sure that all " were removed from the text in the description fields.

Uploaded and imported the files only to find that ALL of the product descriptions are being cut-off.

So now what?

The descriptions were correct (with regards to length) in downloaded spreadsheet.

[Serious]

I went back through the descriptions and noted that all text after the ® was dropping off.

Could be happening with trademark and copyright symbols too, haven't looked yet.

Anyway around this?

[chadderuski]

I went back through the descriptions and noted that all text after the ® was dropping off.

Could be happening with trademark and copyright symbols too, haven't looked yet.

Anyway around this?

Serious,
I sent you a PM. Please contact me off line so I can help you better.
-chadd

[Dashizna]

how do you import items and have easy populate 4 make the categories for them. it trys to import them and it says
SKIPPED! - Model: 18200 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18201 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18202 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18203 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18204 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18205 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18240 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18241 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18242 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18243 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18244 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18245 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18248 - No category provided for this new product
SKIPPED! - Model: 18249 - No category provided for this new product

please let me know what im doing wrong thanks

[chadderuski]

how do you import items and have easy populate 4 make the categories for them. it trys to import them and it says

SKIPPED! - Model: 18249 - No category provided for this new product

please let me know what im doing wrong thanks

Hi Dashizna,

You should read the first posts in this thread for more detailed info, but you must provide a category name in the v_categories_name_1 column.

This error means you left it blank.