Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

[lhhgbh]

I installed Easy Populate and when I upload a sample with two items on the EP file option from my hard drive (tabe delimited) it hangs at about the halfway mark on the status bar and then gives me a page cannot be found (like a time-out error)... Everything seems to be installed correctly.. Any ideas?

[Erica]

hiya,
I have added easy populate to my zen-cart. (version 1,2,7)
Its all installed ok as far as I can see (its showing in the tools menu)
Just as a tester, I deleted all but 3 of the sample entries, went to tools, easy populate, and imported them (the file was showing in the drop down menu). It didnt say it had imported, but it didn't show any error messages either .. but the items are not showing on my site. Is there something I have missed ? Was I supposed to create the categories and subs manually before hand? or does easy populate do that for you?

Also while I am here, you know the columns that are not needed (for my products), do i just leave them blank, or do I delete them?

ooo another quick question too .. well just clarification really .. for the images, i just create a folder in images for them, and put foldername/imagename in the image column ? and it knows to look in the image folder ?

Many Thanks for any help you can give
Erica xx

EDIT: to ask another Q

[Erica]

Just to test it, I went and created cats and subs to match what is on the sample file, and they are still not showing so it must be something i am doing (or not doing) lol

[lhhgbh]

Speaking of the Images folder, I added a column on my sheet that says v_upload_to_directory because that is how I upload my images to folders that I have created inside of my Images directory.. the folders are named the same as my categories.. COuld this be why my uploads are lagging.. I even did a drag & drop on the ftp using side by side windows and when I try to add it to the DB it still hangs and does not show up.. COuld my meddling with the image column i created be the culprit? Was i suppose to install the file called install_sql to my cart? I didnt.. Also what does the v stand for on the sample excel sheet? Just trying to help figure out what I have done.. Thanks...

[athena]

Hi Langer, am enjoying the great help of this mod....but

Froogle.

I guess you are upgrading the mod so it will work with the new Google Base format. I tried and tried to reformat the excell file to their specs and just couldn't get it right.

so now I am a Froogle Google girl...for that anyway. It works (search for that thread for the most recent download)

However, I'm hoping to go back to EP for that as the FG mod's functions don't all work as seamlessly as my experience with EP.

So good luck with upgrading EP. I look forward to it.

[langer]

the file was showing in the drop down menu

my version has no drop down menu - you are using the buggy unsupported version. Mine is 1.2.5.4... confused everyone with my versioning lol!

[langer]

Speaking of the Images folder, I added a column on my sheet that says v_upload_to_directory

you cannot arbitrarily add columns to Easy Populate and expect it to work. Each column requires underlying code.

Try backing out of any changes and testing if it works. Did it ever work for you? What version is it??

[denliv]

my version has no drop down menu - you are using the buggy unsupported version. Mine is 1.2.5.4...

Will you eventually incorporate the download by category feature of the other version? I found it to be quite useful.

Dennis

[langer]

Can anyone confirm the download above is the latest release (and no changes or patches released since this version) and if it runs fine on Zen Cart 1.3.0.2?

Woody, this is the latest freeely available version. It does have some known issues, most notably that multilanguage sites will be missing categories names/descriptions in languages other than default, and same with products if you do not include all languages in any new product uploads. Regrettably, these cannot be added in Zen Cart admin afterwards, so it is a big pain requiring database surgery. I think the best advice is do not use this version (or any of the older versions) on multi-language sites.

The only other gotcha is dates - there is a bug which will be fixed in the next release that chokes Easy Populate if you omit the date columns, so ensure they are included and it should be fine.

There are no specific version issues using Easy Populate for versions 1.2.5.4 (possibly earlier) through to the latest (1.3.0.2 currently).

[Muddler]

The only other gotcha is dates - there is a bug which will be fixed in the next release that chokes Easy Populate if you omit the date columns, so ensure they are included and it should be fine.

Hi Nicholas,

Hoping all is well with you and yours, little-un included.

Could you please elaborate a bit on the above quote.
I regularly upload just model# & quantity, or model# and prices, etc...
As far as I can tell, I don't seem to have any problems.
Am I missing something that's going wrong?

Ad<thanks>vance,
Muddler