Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

[outeredge2]

Firstly... You have my sympathies (GoDaddy is propably the worst place to host eCommerce - I hope you let common sense prevail and move to a better hosting environment).

What is the problem with GoDaddy and who would you suggest I use for my hosting. I am in Canada so don't know all the companies out there.... just went with one I had heard good things about.

Ken

I personally would suggest (and love) 1and1.com.

They are great for ease of use and there customer service is top notch. Also on top of that they are cheap.

One negative that I have found is thaat for the SSL you must use there company which costs $150 a year where as through Go Daddy you can get an SSL for $12.95 a year with the exact same quailty service. There is someone on here (I think it is Kobra) who works for a hosting company which seems decent but I think they are based in Europe. If you search the forum for 'Hosting companies' you should see a bunch of places people recommend. I would suggest looking at the places suggested by people like, SchoolBoy, Kobra, Dr. Byte, etc!

Just my thoughts.

[schoolboy]

I personally would suggest (and love) 1and1.com.

They are great for ease of use and there customer service is top notch. Also on top of that they are cheap.

One negative that I have found is thaat for the SSL you must use there company which costs $150 a year where as through Go Daddy you can get an SSL for $12.95 a year with the exact same quailty service. There is someone on here (I think it is Kobra) who works for a hosting company which seems decent but I think they are based in Europe. If you search the forum for 'Hosting companies' you should see a bunch of places people recommend. I would suggest looking at the places suggested by people like, SchoolBoy, Kobra, Dr. Byte, etc!

Just my thoughts.

Hmmmm...

1and1 is probably on a "par" with GoDaddy...

The thing with these "mass" web-hosts is that they are "stack-em-high, sell-em-cheap" operations. They load their servers to the absolute limit (and beyond), they run antiquated hardware and server software, they do minimal configuration (usually to avoid paying fees to other software providers), and they are generally clueless about best-practise when it comes to sophisticated programs like eCommerce.

There are many technical reasons why using a good host is important when doing eCommerce, and quite a few business reasons too. (Reliability, security, support and service...)

If you want to host in a proper environment, consider using one of the certified hosts (link at the top of your screen.

[sijeffs]

Hi,

Zencart 1.3.8a
easy populate 1.2.2.5a

Problem
I have large html descriptions on my products and they seem to be breaking across multiple lines when I download the full ep file to make changes. This means I get 400+ lines under each product line in the csv but not in the description field.

Has anyone else come across this and have a solution?

Thanks in advance.

Simon
www.beltingonline.com

[chadderuski]

Hi,
Zencart 1.3.8a
easy populate 1.2.2.5a

Problem
I have large html descriptions on my products and they seem to be breaking across multiple lines when I download the full ep file to make changes. This means I get 400+ lines under each product line in the csv but not in the description field.

Simon
www.beltingonline.com

Simon,
Have you tried 1.2.5.4? Some of the 'updated' versions are questionable. Also, if you have more than 255 characters in a descrption, you need to use OpenOffice. Excel is limited.

Check your mailbox, I've sent pm.

-cj

[kenwvs]

I am new to Zen Cart and Easy Populate and have created a small file (about 10 products) to see if I can get EP to work. When I upload it I get the following error.

No model field in record. This line was not imported

I have tried putting numbers and letters and a combination of both in this field but am still getting the same error.

Is there a document available that walks you through EP?

Thanks,

Ken

[chadderuski]

I am new to Zen Cart and Easy Populate and have created a small file (about 10 products) to see if I can get EP to work. When I upload it I get the following error.
No model field in record. This line was not imported
I have tried putting numbers and letters and a combination of both in this field but am still getting the same error.
Is there a document available that walks you through EP?
Thanks,
Ken

Ken,

Give Schoolboy's wiki a read...
http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Easy_Populate

One thing to note is that you must have a unique model number for v_products_model and you will need to specify the categories.

If you spelled v_products_model wrong, that will give you trouble. Best to create 1 product in the store, then do a full export to get your column headers.

-cj

[kenwvs]

Good Day

I succeeded in getting EP to work by saving the file as a CSV file and not a txt file.

I have 1300 digital products in my store at this time and am wondering if it is possible to add the attributes in EP somewhere, and also the download file name.

On a separate note, I have my hosting with GoDaddy (I know, my bad) but cant move it right now. The issue I am having is that I have my zencart inside a directory called ZenCart, and can\t get the page to open up to my main zencart page as GoDaddy requires the file be named Welcome.html. Is there a way to have the Welcome.html forward to my zencart page, or better yet, is there a way to get around this and remove the ZenCart directory, or is that going to create a real mess.

thanks,

Ken

[elkbow]

Good Day


On a separate note, I have my hosting with GoDaddy (I know, my bad) but cant move it right now. The issue I am having is that I have my zencart inside a directory called ZenCart, and can\t get the page to open up to my main zencart page as GoDaddy requires the file be named Welcome.html. Is there a way to have the Welcome.html forward to my zencart page, or better yet, is there a way to get around this and remove the ZenCart directory, or is that going to create a real mess.

thanks,

Ken

Try this for kicks.

1 delete that page welcome.html. (not required)

2. insert this page and call it "index.htm"

<body>
<script>
/*
Count down then redirect script 2
By William Kemper (kemperwilliam##########################)
For this script and more, visit http://javascriptkit.com
*/
//specify redirect url
var redirecturl="http://www.yoursite/zencart/"
//specify pause duration before redirection (in seconds)
var pausefor=3
//DONE EDITING
function postaction(){
if (window.timer){
clearInterval(timer)
clearInterval(timer_2)
}
window.location=redirecturl
}
setTimeout("postaction()",pausefor*1000)
</script>
</body>

See the line that says var redirecturl=
Change that to the actual path of your zencart store.

Should work for now.

[elkbow]

Ken,

I might mention the var line shows 3 meaning it delays for three seconds then goes to your page. You can set that to 2 seconds.

Anyway, this posting is off topic... sorry

[DivaVocals]

On a separate note, I have my hosting with GoDaddy (I know, my bad) but cant move it right now. The issue I am having is that I have my zencart inside a directory called ZenCart, and can\t get the page to open up to my main zencart page as GoDaddy requires the file be named Welcome.html. Is there a way to have the Welcome.html forward to my zencart page, or better yet, is there a way to get around this and remove the ZenCart directory, or is that going to create a real mess.

thanks,

Ken

welcome.html is NOT a required file.. It's a placeholder page Go Daddy places in the root of your site.. Delete it and MOVE all the folders in your Zen Cart directory to the root of your site (where the welcome.html file is located.. Search the forum or FAQs for detailed instructions how to move a Zen Cart site.. A detailed discussion on moving a store is off-topic for this support thread..