Auction Site Attributes

24 Aug 2007, 20:25

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Auction Site Attributes - released

This thread will be used to announce the releases of updates to Auction Site Attributes.

Auction Site Attributes is an add-on to my product listing exporters that allows additional product attributes to be stored in the database for export into various feed files. A complete description of the add-on and the attributes that it supports can be found in the readme.txt file.

v1.03 AUCTION SITE ATTRIBUTES

Added additional attributes: condition, general category, keywords, phrases, dimensions, and weight;
Fully integrated UPC/ISBN module;
Support music and free shipping product types;

24 Aug 2007, 22:31

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

Thank you so much for this release. I just want to clarify that although readme said 2 core files are affected, the following five files are actually affected:

\admin\includes\modules\update_product.php
\admin\includes\modules\product\collect_info.php
\admin\includes\modules\product_free_shipping\collect_info.php
\admin\includes\modules\product_music\collect_info.php
\admin\includes\modules\product_music\update_product.php

Also, is there any of your mod that still uses the updated file from upc/isbn

\admin\includes\languages\english\products.php

Does epier still uses the above file or can that file be replaced with the standard zen cart file?

How does all these changes affect Quick Updates?

Thanks!

25 Aug 2007, 04:06

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

Quick Updates doesn't use any of these files. It simply access the same database fields. Thank you for listing the core files that are modified by this module. I will correct this for future releases.

I believe you can overwrite that file as none of my mod's use it. I may have accidentally included it with a release as I originally assumed it was part of updating products.

25 Aug 2007, 17:57

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

Is there away to set default value for
Weight Unit
Dimension Unit
Dimension length, height, width

It would be a lot easier than having to click radio button for 25,000+ products to indicate weight unit = lbs or dimension = in etc.

Also since installing this mod the product edit page is all messed up. I suspect it has something to do with the width of the "Product Phrases" field. The screen is too wide. If I remove this mod, everything works fine again as far as the screen layout.

Thanks!

25 Aug 2007, 18:07

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

I am not even sure if this is reasonable or not but it would be nice to be able to assign a category id to a zen cart category and have that copied to all product instead of entering the same category id for each product.

For example music - rock category will have 1,000s of product under it that will have the same category id and store id on eBay.

Music-gospel will have 1,000s of product under it that will have same category id and store id on eBay.

It would be nice to do two entries to enter the category rather than 1,000s of entry for duplicate information.

Thanks!

26 Aug 2007, 00:09

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

The problem with the screen being over-extended is related to this code:

[HTML]<tr bgcolor="#DDEACC">
<td class="main"><?php echo TEXT_PRODUCTS_PHRASES; ?></td>
<td class="main" colspan="2"><?php echo zen_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '24', '15') . ' ' . zen_draw_input_field('products_phrases', $pInfo->products_phrases, 'size="500"'); ?></td>
</tr>[/HTML]

I adjusted this to 125 and that works for me.

26 Aug 2007, 00:47

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

BlessIsaacola:
I am not even sure if this is reasonable or not but it would be nice to be able to assign a category id to a zen cart category and have that copied to all product instead of entering the same category id for each product.

For example music - rock category will have 1,000s of product under it that will have the same category id and store id on eBay.

Music-gospel will have 1,000s of product under it that will have same category id and store id on eBay.

It would be nice to do two entries to enter the category rather than 1,000s of entry for duplicate information.

Thanks!

Once I update Quick Updates, you'll be able to add the category id's to each product very quickly.

30 Aug 2007, 05:31

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

Bug found:

Please download attached file, unzip, and upload/overwrite to:

/admin/includes/modules/

31 Aug 2007, 07:18

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

v1.04 [COLOR=lime]AUCTION SITE ATTRIBUTES[/COLOR]

1. Bug fixes;
2. Canada Post Module compatible;

31 Aug 2007, 13:22

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

There is a define bug in the latest release: TEXT_PRODUCTS_READY_TO_SHIP_SELECTION is not defined.

Also it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to implement the cosmestic change I posted in previous post. Having to scroll 500 px to the right on every product information page is not user friendly.

Again none of these are functionality bugs so it's not a big deal.

31 Aug 2007, 17:41

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

BlessIsaacola:
There is a define bug in the latest release: TEXT_PRODUCTS_READY_TO_SHIP_SELECTION is not defined.

Also it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to implement the cosmestic change I posted in previous post. Having to scroll 500 px to the right on every product information page is not user friendly.

Again none of these are functionality bugs so it's not a big deal.

I'll add the define as a patch to download here.

As for scrolling to the right, I'll just move the buttons to the left side of the page. However, you can simply hit enter and it will take you to the preview page!

31 Aug 2007, 17:54

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

numinix:
I'll add the define as a patch to download here.

As for scrolling to the right, I'll just move the buttons to the left side of the page. However, you can simply hit enter and it will take you to the preview page!

Like I said these are no big deals I simply changed mine to the code previously posted to have a look that I want instead of a messed up screen and I already add the define.

It's not about pressing enter 2x to preview, it's the fact that the editor window or textarea is also stretched ridiculously as a result of setting product phrases to 500px. It's a matter of preference and the code to solve the problem is posted for whoever wants the change.

31 Aug 2007, 19:11

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

The version on my website also includes the updates, no new version number.

07 Sep 2007, 09:56

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

Version 1.05 on your website appears to be missing a closing bracket from admin/includes/modules/product/collect_info.php on line 106:

	if (!defined(MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_HANDLINGFEE_DESCRIPTIONS) {
		define('MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_HANDLINGFEE_DESCRIPTIONS', 'none');
	}

I believe it should be:

	if (!defined(MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_HANDLINGFEE_DESCRIPTIONS)) {
		define('MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_HANDLINGFEE_DESCRIPTIONS', 'none');
	}

07 Sep 2007, 10:01

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

BlessIsaacola:
The problem with the screen being over-extended is related to this code:

[html]<tr bgcolor="#DDEACC">
<td class="main"><?php echo TEXT_PRODUCTS_PHRASES; ?></td>
<td class="main" colspan="2"><?php echo zen_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '24', '15') . ' ' . zen_draw_input_field('products_phrases', $pInfo->products_phrases, 'size="500"'); ?></td>
</tr>[/html]I adjusted this to 125 and that works for me.

Thanks for posting this - a page width of 500 would have become very frustrating very quickly!

07 Sep 2007, 21:16

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

ARRSE:
Thanks for posting this - a page width of 500 would have become very frustrating very quickly!

I'd like it to be 101 chars wide and 5 chars in height so that each row could be 100 characters but I'd have to make a text block. Anyone who is familiar with zen cart's text block function can post the code and I will add it to the next version. Please add the closing bracket as described above.

I'll probably add a separate 100 character line for each phrase.

08 Sep 2007, 14:57

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

Just re-read my post - can't believe that I completely forgot to say thank you for yet another very impressive contribution. Great support too .....

02 Oct 2007, 04:59

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

v1.07 AUCTION SITE ATTRIBUTES

1. bug fix;

Other Numinix Technology News:

I've added a link to the top of the downloads section so that Zen Cart members can subscribe to updates to the downloads section. Now you'll never miss a new module or bug fix! Simply click on the large RSS icon in the category description, or use the link from the footer.

02 Oct 2007, 21:18

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

numinix:
v1.07 AUCTION SITE ATTRIBUTES

1. bug fix;

Other Numinix Technology News:

I've added a link to the top of the downloads section so that Zen Cart members can subscribe to updates to the downloads section. Now you'll never miss a new module or bug fix! Simply click on the large RSS icon in the category description, or use the link from the footer.

I just installed version 1.0.7 and this is the error I am getting:

1054 Unknown column 'p.products_EHF' in 'field list'

I am assuming this probably expecting a mod that I don't have installed. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks!

02 Oct 2007, 21:20

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Re: Auction Site Attributes - released

It looks like it's related to the environmental handling fee which I don't have that mod installed.