Ohh deary deary me...lol.. I certainly was on the wrong track wasn't I. Sorrry Kobra.

I feel sooooo stupid, and am sorry for wasting your time and confusing you.

I know Ive said this before, but I think the penny might have dropped, as I have read and reread all the info..lolll.. I will explain what I think it is, and hopefully I wont confuse you this time

When zencart is first installed, there is just a classic folder, then when my host set up my shop they named the template "template_default" IS THIS THE OVERRIDE FOLDER??

Then when my friend set up a new template "uktemplate" is that is now the override folder??

I really really hope so, as I am sooooo frustrated I could cry..lol.. and being extremely pc literate, and expert in graphic design, I cant believe I was still getting it wrong. Could you please just clarify a couple of other things for me please.

You said that The common example given is if your store was seasonal, you could have say 4 templates; spring, summer, fall, & winter. etc etc etc. I understand that fully now, and its a great idea, do I just create 4 folders named as the seasons, then copy everything from my uk template over into each of them?

Then around the remainder of the site there would be a folder for each where files had to be edited. - I am not sure what you mean by 'around the remainder of the site" Sorrrrrry

I think I was under the impression that when people said I MUST create an override folder of my shop they maybe didnt realise that my host had already set up a template called template_default, which actually WAS my override folder if I have got this right, and if I want to edit something I just ftp it from my server to pc, edit in dreamweaver, save it, and ftp it back to where I got it from?

Also, in post #2 "For the english directory" it shows my .php files should be in /languages/english/uktemplate folder, but for some reason are here. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56...zencartftp.jpg
Which I think may be wrong.

Well, I hope I am on the right lines now, as I am soon going to be too embarressed to ask any more questions..loll

Once again, I really do appreciate your patience and advice Kobra, and I sincerely hope that I havent confused you and myself even more.

Kind Regards
Nikki