I have a question I was hoping you could help me answer.

I am using version Zen Cart 1.3.7
Database Patch Level: 1.3.7

Under countries I only have canada and USA listed. I want to have them all there. Is there anyway that I can batch add them all or do I have add them one by one? The ppl who installed zencart for me removed them as I was only shipping to those two countries but have since changed my policies.

Thanks

Cara

Step 1

You need to check the country IDs for Canada and the USA.

Go to Admin > Locations.Taxes > Countries and click once on each in turn looking at the address bar at the top of your browser as you do so.

Does the address end cID=38 for Canada and cID=223 for the US?

If not, how does it end for each?

Yes, Canada ends with 38, USA with 223.

How does that affect readding the others back into the DB?

Cara

caradelrae:

Yes, Canada ends with 38, USA with 223.

How does that affect readding the others back into the DB?

CaraIt makes sure that we don't create any clashes, or disassociate any addresses with their country info.

Step 2: Backup your database

Step 3: cut and paste the following into the big box on the Tools > Install MySQL Patches page, then "send" it.

INSERT INTO countries VALUES (240,'Aaland Islands','AX','ALA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (1,'Afghanistan','AF','AFG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (2,'Albania','AL','ALB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (3,'Algeria','DZ','DZA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (4,'American Samoa','AS','ASM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (5,'Andorra','AD','AND','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (6,'Angola','AO','AGO','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (7,'Anguilla','AI','AIA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (8,'Antarctica','AQ','ATA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (9,'Antigua and Barbuda','AG','ATG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (10,'Argentina','AR','ARG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (11,'Armenia','AM','ARM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (12,'Aruba','AW','ABW','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (13,'Australia','AU','AUS','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (14,'Austria','AT','AUT','5');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (15,'Azerbaijan','AZ','AZE','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (16,'Bahamas','BS','BHS','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (17,'Bahrain','BH','BHR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (18,'Bangladesh','BD','BGD','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (19,'Barbados','BB','BRB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (20,'Belarus','BY','BLR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (21,'Belgium','BE','BEL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (22,'Belize','BZ','BLZ','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (23,'Benin','BJ','BEN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (24,'Bermuda','BM','BMU','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (25,'Bhutan','BT','BTN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (26,'Bolivia','BO','BOL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (27,'Bosnia and Herzegowina','BA','BIH','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (28,'Botswana','BW','BWA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (29,'Bouvet Island','BV','BVT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (30,'Brazil','BR','BRA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (31,'British Indian Ocean Territory','IO','IOT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (32,'Brunei Darussalam','BN','BRN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (33,'Bulgaria','BG','BGR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (34,'Burkina Faso','BF','BFA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (35,'Burundi','BI','BDI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (36,'Cambodia','KH','KHM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (37,'Cameroon','CM','CMR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (39,'Cape Verde','CV','CPV','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (40,'Cayman Islands','KY','CYM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (41,'Central African Republic','CF','CAF','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (42,'Chad','TD','TCD','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (43,'Chile','CL','CHL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (44,'China','CN','CHN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (45,'Christmas Island','CX','CXR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (46,'Cocos (Keeling) Islands','CC','CCK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (47,'Colombia','CO','COL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (48,'Comoros','KM','COM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (49,'Congo','CG','COG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (50,'Cook Islands','CK','COK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (51,'Costa Rica','CR','CRI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (52,'Cote D\'Ivoire','CI','CIV','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (53,'Croatia','HR','HRV','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (54,'Cuba','CU','CUB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (55,'Cyprus','CY','CYP','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (56,'Czech Republic','CZ','CZE','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (57,'Denmark','DK','DNK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (58,'Djibouti','DJ','DJI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (59,'Dominica','DM','DMA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (60,'Dominican Republic','DO','DOM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (61,'East Timor','TP','TMP','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (62,'Ecuador','EC','ECU','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (63,'Egypt','EG','EGY','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (64,'El Salvador','SV','SLV','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (65,'Equatorial Guinea','GQ','GNQ','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (66,'Eritrea','ER','ERI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (67,'Estonia','EE','EST','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (68,'Ethiopia','ET','ETH','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (69,'Falkland Islands (Malvinas)','FK','FLK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (70,'Faroe Islands','FO','FRO','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (71,'Fiji','FJ','FJI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (72,'Finland','FI','FIN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (73,'France','FR','FRA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (74,'France, Metropolitan','FX','FXX','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (75,'French Guiana','GF','GUF','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (76,'French Polynesia','PF','PYF','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (77,'French Southern Territories','TF','ATF','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (78,'Gabon','GA','GAB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (79,'Gambia','GM','GMB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (80,'Georgia','GE','GEO','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (81,'Germany','DE','DEU','5');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (82,'Ghana','GH','GHA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (83,'Gibraltar','GI','GIB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (84,'Greece','GR','GRC','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (85,'Greenland','GL','GRL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (86,'Grenada','GD','GRD','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (87,'Guadeloupe','GP','GLP','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (88,'Guam','GU','GUM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (89,'Guatemala','GT','GTM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (90,'Guinea','GN','GIN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (91,'Guinea-bissau','GW','GNB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (92,'Guyana','GY','GUY','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (93,'Haiti','HT','HTI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (94,'Heard and Mc Donald Islands','HM','HMD','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (95,'Honduras','HN','HND','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (96,'Hong Kong','HK','HKG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (97,'Hungary','HU','HUN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (98,'Iceland','IS','ISL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (99,'India','IN','IND','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (100,'Indonesia','ID','IDN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (101,'Iran (Islamic Republic of)','IR','IRN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (102,'Iraq','IQ','IRQ','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (103,'Ireland','IE','IRL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (104,'Israel','IL','ISR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (105,'Italy','IT','ITA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (106,'Jamaica','JM','JAM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (107,'Japan','JP','JPN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (108,'Jordan','JO','JOR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (109,'Kazakhstan','KZ','KAZ','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (110,'Kenya','KE','KEN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (111,'Kiribati','KI','KIR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (112,'Korea, Democratic People\'s Republic of','KP','PRK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (113,'Korea, Republic of','KR','KOR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (114,'Kuwait','KW','KWT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (115,'Kyrgyzstan','KG','KGZ','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (116,'Lao People\'s Democratic Republic','LA','LAO','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (117,'Latvia','LV','LVA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (118,'Lebanon','LB','LBN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (119,'Lesotho','LS','LSO','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (120,'Liberia','LR','LBR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (121,'Libyan Arab Jamahiriya','LY','LBY','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (122,'Liechtenstein','LI','LIE','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (123,'Lithuania','LT','LTU','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (124,'Luxembourg','LU','LUX','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (125,'Macau','MO','MAC','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (126,'Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of','MK','MKD','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (127,'Madagascar','MG','MDG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (128,'Malawi','MW','MWI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (129,'Malaysia','MY','MYS','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (130,'Maldives','MV','MDV','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (131,'Mali','ML','MLI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (132,'Malta','MT','MLT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (133,'Marshall Islands','MH','MHL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (134,'Martinique','MQ','MTQ','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (135,'Mauritania','MR','MRT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (136,'Mauritius','MU','MUS','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (137,'Mayotte','YT','MYT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (138,'Mexico','MX','MEX','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (139,'Micronesia, Federated States of','FM','FSM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (140,'Moldova, Republic of','MD','MDA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (141,'Monaco','MC','MCO','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (142,'Mongolia','MN','MNG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (143,'Montserrat','MS','MSR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (144,'Morocco','MA','MAR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (145,'Mozambique','MZ','MOZ','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (146,'Myanmar','MM','MMR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (147,'Namibia','NA','NAM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (148,'Nauru','NR','NRU','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (149,'Nepal','NP','NPL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (150,'Netherlands','NL','NLD','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (151,'Netherlands Antilles','AN','ANT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (152,'New Caledonia','NC','NCL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (153,'New Zealand','NZ','NZL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (154,'Nicaragua','NI','NIC','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (155,'Niger','NE','NER','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (156,'Nigeria','NG','NGA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (157,'Niue','NU','NIU','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (158,'Norfolk Island','NF','NFK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (159,'Northern Mariana Islands','MP','MNP','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (160,'Norway','NO','NOR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (161,'Oman','OM','OMN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (162,'Pakistan','PK','PAK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (163,'Palau','PW','PLW','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (164,'Panama','PA','PAN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (165,'Papua New Guinea','PG','PNG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (166,'Paraguay','PY','PRY','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (167,'Peru','PE','PER','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (168,'Philippines','PH','PHL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (169,'Pitcairn','PN','PCN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (170,'Poland','PL','POL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (171,'Portugal','PT','PRT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (172,'Puerto Rico','PR','PRI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (173,'Qatar','QA','QAT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (174,'Reunion','RE','REU','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (175,'Romania','RO','ROM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (176,'Russian Federation','RU','RUS','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (177,'Rwanda','RW','RWA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (178,'Saint Kitts and Nevis','KN','KNA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (179,'Saint Lucia','LC','LCA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (180,'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines','VC','VCT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (181,'Samoa','WS','WSM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (182,'San Marino','SM','SMR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (183,'Sao Tome and Principe','ST','STP','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (184,'Saudi Arabia','SA','SAU','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (185,'Senegal','SN','SEN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (186,'Seychelles','SC','SYC','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (187,'Sierra Leone','SL','SLE','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (188,'Singapore','SG','SGP', '4');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (189,'Slovakia (Slovak Republic)','SK','SVK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (190,'Slovenia','SI','SVN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (191,'Solomon Islands','SB','SLB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (192,'Somalia','SO','SOM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (193,'South Africa','ZA','ZAF','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (194,'South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands','GS','SGS','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (195,'Spain','ES','ESP','3');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (196,'Sri Lanka','LK','LKA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (197,'St. Helena','SH','SHN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (198,'St. Pierre and Miquelon','PM','SPM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (199,'Sudan','SD','SDN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (200,'Suriname','SR','SUR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (201,'Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands','SJ','SJM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (202,'Swaziland','SZ','SWZ','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (203,'Sweden','SE','SWE','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (204,'Switzerland','CH','CHE','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (205,'Syrian Arab Republic','SY','SYR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (206,'Taiwan','TW','TWN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (207,'Tajikistan','TJ','TJK','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (208,'Tanzania, United Republic of','TZ','TZA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (209,'Thailand','TH','THA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (210,'Togo','TG','TGO','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (211,'Tokelau','TK','TKL','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (212,'Tonga','TO','TON','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (213,'Trinidad and Tobago','TT','TTO','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (214,'Tunisia','TN','TUN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (215,'Turkey','TR','TUR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (216,'Turkmenistan','TM','TKM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (217,'Turks and Caicos Islands','TC','TCA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (218,'Tuvalu','TV','TUV','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (219,'Uganda','UG','UGA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (220,'Ukraine','UA','UKR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (221,'United Arab Emirates','AE','ARE','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (222,'United Kingdom','GB','GBR','6');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (224,'United States Minor Outlying Islands','UM','UMI','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (225,'Uruguay','UY','URY','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (226,'Uzbekistan','UZ','UZB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (227,'Vanuatu','VU','VUT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (228,'Vatican City State (Holy See)','VA','VAT','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (229,'Venezuela','VE','VEN','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (230,'Viet Nam','VN','VNM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (231,'Virgin Islands (British)','VG','VGB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (232,'Virgin Islands (U.S.)','VI','VIR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (233,'Wallis and Futuna Islands','WF','WLF','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (234,'Western Sahara','EH','ESH','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (235,'Yemen','YE','YEM','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (236,'Yugoslavia','YU','YUG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (237,'Zaire','ZR','ZAR','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (238,'Zambia','ZM','ZMB','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (239,'Zimbabwe','ZW','ZWE','1');
```**THIS IS RELEVANT FOR v1.3.8 SPECIFICALLY. It will be different in future versions.**

Thanks so much Kuroi! Worked like a charm and thank you for the explanation!

Cara

i have the same problem, but also need Canada added...
the solution posted excluded canada, but i need canada added as well... can someone post the solution again w/ canada included please??
i only have US set up currently, but want to add other countries back. thx !

also, i think i'll need something to add all the zones back too... ugh!

gorie:

i have the same problem, but also need Canada added...
the solution posted excluded canada, but i need canada added as well... can someone post the solution again w/ canada included please??
i only have US set up currently, but want to add other countries back. thx !

also, i think i'll need something to add all the zones back too... ugh!

INSERT INTO countries VALUES (38,'Canada','CA','CAN','1');

Ok, I searched the forums but could not find the solution to my problem, my apologies if I overlooked something.

The store was originally setup for US and Canada zones. My client wanted to add other countries (which I was able to do), but the counties for UK was not displaying under zones. I found an addon for UK counties http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=1165), ran the sql patch mentioned on the addon and it wipe out all my zones and now only shows UK county zones.

I didn't realize the code below drop the table (which had US and Canada zones) and created a new table with the UK zones only.

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS zones;
CREATE TABLE zones (
  zone_id int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
  zone_country_id int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
  zone_code varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
  zone_name varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
  PRIMARY KEY  (zone_id),
  KEY idx_zone_country_id_zen (zone_country_id),
  KEY idx_zone_code_zen (zone_code)
) TYPE=MyISAM;

INSERT INTO `zones` VALUES (NULL, 222, 'Avon', 'Avon');
INSERT INTO `zones` VALUES (NULL, 222, 'Beds', 'Bedfordshire');
INSERT INTO `zones` VALUES (NULL, 222, 'Berks', 'Berkshire');
INSERT INTO `zones` VALUES (NULL, 222, 'Bristol', 'Bristol');
INSERT INTO `zones` VALUES (NULL, 222, 'Bucks', 'Buckinghamshire')
<---- and so on to insert all UK zones-->

I know I should have backup the database before the patch, bone headed move late at night on my part.

Does anyone know the script with all the zone codes to insert all the states (for US) and province (Canada) back into the database?

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Thank you, Kuroi! You have saved me from a migraine!

Hello
Can someone please tell me about the Install MySQL Patches code to insert to restore the full list of countries in my zencart/countries? I have the latest zencart script. Please help. Thanks

1. Put your site into maintenance mode.
2. Backup your current database.
3. Depending on whether your database is using a UTF8 collation, either make a copy of /zc_install/sql/mysql_utf8.sql or /zc_install/sql/mysql_latin1.sql.
4. From that copy, delete all the lines except the ones that start with INSERT INTO countries
5. Add the following code **before **those inserts

#
# Table structure for table 'countries'
#
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS countries;
CREATE TABLE countries (
  countries_id int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
  countries_name varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  countries_iso_code_2 char(2) NOT NULL default '',
  countries_iso_code_3 char(3) NOT NULL default '',
  address_format_id int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
  PRIMARY KEY  (countries_id),
  KEY idx_countries_name_zen (countries_name),
  KEY idx_address_format_id_zen (address_format_id),
  KEY idx_iso_2_zen (countries_iso_code_2),
  KEY idx_iso_3_zen (countries_iso_code_3)
) ENGINE=MyISAM;

6. Go to your admin's Tools->Install SQL Patches
7. Copy and paste the SQL from the previous step and run it
8. Take your site out of maintenance mode

Hi lat9,
Thanks for your quick reply and help.
I have a question, hope doesn't sound too stupid, lol (I'm a novice!).
I went to /zc_install/sql/mysql_latin1.sql., in my hostgator file manager, do I press copy and save the copy in a folder? Please explain to me how to copy the file and work on it. I don't want to make a mistake. Cheers

Hmmm, I don't use my host's file manager for editing. I download the file using FTP (File Transfer Protocol), edit it locally on my system using NotePad++ and then upload the changes via FTP.

I guess that I'd suggest installing NotePad++ on your local system (if it's not already there). Then, open NotePad++ and create a new file. On your hostgator file manager, open the mysql_latin1.sql file, select all the lines of the file and copy to the clipboard. Go back to NotePad++ and past the copied lines into the "new" file and then close (without making any changes!) the file manager copy. Make your edits on the "new" file and then copy&paste your changes into Zen Cart admin's "Install SQL Patches" tool.

Mmm, I did exactly what you suggested, but I got the message "WARNING: An Error occurred, please refresh the page and try again."

Not sure why.

Before the insert into countries list, that starts with:
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (240,'Aaland Islands','AX','ALA','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (1,'Afghanistan','AF','AFG','1');
INSERT INTO countries VALUES (2,'Albania','AL','ALB','1');

I have this text that I removed:

* Country/Zones Zen Cart SQL Load for MySQL databases

* @package Installer

* @access private

* @copyright Copyright 2003-2012 Zen Cart Development Team

* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce

* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0

* @version GIT: $Id: Author: DrByte Wed Jul 18 16:51:48 2012 -0400 Modified in v1.5.1 $

Specific to LATIN1 character set

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, last_modified, date_added, use_function, set_function) VALUES ('Convert currencies for Text emails', 'CURRENCIES_TRANSLATIONS', '', 'What currency conversions do you need for Text emails?<br />Example = £,£:€,€', 12, 120, NULL, '2003-11-21 00:00:00', NULL, 'zen_cfg_textarea_small(');

I removed it following "delete all the lines except the ones that start with INSERT INTO countries", is there any text I removed that I shouldn't have?

Would be easier for me just to add few countries from the list?
I want to add Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan.. is there any website where I can see the ISO codes and all info for every country that I wish to add?
Example:
Aaland Islands
ISO Code (2): AX
ISO Code (3): ALA
Address Format: 1

See post#11. Did you add the lines at step#5 to the top of the file you generated?

Yes, I removed the text that was before insert into countries, and I copied and pasted the code in post#11 in the top of the new file..

I just thought I'll go check the countries on my zencart, and it seems the countries removed are back. So it worked, but was just giving me a warning message after installing the SQL patches, don't why, lol!!! but it worked.