Apsona ShopAdmin - a free tool for import/mass update/reporting

It would have to be related to the server change unless you have also upgraded your zen cart or changed admin to secure. In any rate there's no way to tell without actually looking into it. If there absolutely no changes made whatsoever then perhaps your new hosting is the problem.

I have browsed through this thread and need to get this plugin to work. I have registered on their site, but haven't received any link to download the module. Have installed the export utility into the right places. Nothing relating to Apsona in Admin>Tools

My current site runs 1.3.9 with 3000+ products, lots of redundant items. My new site, 1.5.4 under construction will be a totally fresh build, new overrides etc, but I want to be able to export & edit the existing product database before populating. This is my dilemma

When you registered, the page should have shown a link to download the files. If you didn't see it, you probably didn't get registered. If you missed it, then you need to register again with a different email address - even a fake one if necessary. If you did get registered, your email address would have been logged and you can't register under the same email address again. You have to get the files to get the id code you need in the config file. You probably can't use the files though on your site.

I have packaged up the files for 1.5.3 - 1.5.4 and will gladly provide those to anyone.

delia:

When you registered, the page should have shown a link to download the files. If you didn't see it, you probably didn't get registered. If you missed it, then you need to register again with a different email address - even a fake one if necessary. If you did get registered, your email address would have been logged and you can't register under the same email address again. You have to get the files to get the id code you need in the config file. You probably can't use the files though on your site.

I have packaged up the files for 1.5.3 - 1.5.4 and will gladly provide those to anyone.

Thanks for the explanation. I used my Mac with no result. Then I used a Windows PC and downloaded the ShopAdmin module. Downloaded and FTP'd with FileZilla to my site.

Gone to Admin>Tools - nothing there?

what version of zen cart do you have?

delia:

what version of zen cart do you have?

1.5.4 on Camelot Hosting Server

Parafanaylya:

1.5.4 on Camelot Hosting Server

and I downloaded the update for 1.5 from Apsona

That is for 1.5.1. Do me a favor next time and read back a little ways in this thread.

I am posting this link for 1.5.3/1.5.4 files with some instructions. It only works with 1.5.3 or 1.5.4 - NOTHING ELSE.

Follow the instructions!
http://zencartdelia.com/zen-cart-store/download/apsona-shopadmin-addon-ssl-1.5.4.zip

thanks for great service

delia:

That is for 1.5.1. Do me a favor next time and read back a little ways in this thread.

I am posting this link for 1.5.3/1.5.4 files with some instructions. It only works with 1.5.3 or 1.5.4 - NOTHING ELSE.

Follow the instructions!
http://zencartdelia.com/zen-cart-store/download/apsona-shopadmin-addon-ssl-1.5.4.zip

I don't know code, but I found this in my admin/includes/configure.php:

define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', preg_replace('#^' . str_replace('-', '-', zen_parse_url(HTTPS_SERVER, '/path')) . '#', '', dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'])) . '/');

the difference being that the second (HTTPS_ has an "S", and your instruction does not.

Do I replace?

and this being the result:

Umm, yes. Is yours a 1.5.4 install and not upgrade from another version?

delia:

Umm, yes. Is yours a 1.5.4 install and not upgrade from another version?

yes - fresh install

Nobody had noticed that discrepancy before! Thanks. I've made the correction in my instructions.

delia:

Nobody had noticed that discrepancy before! Thanks. I've made the correction in my instructions.

I copied and pasted the instruction from your readme file. It couldn't pick up the script in the find and replace, so I matched it as closely as possible.

Busy saving now. Will revert with result.

My admin crashed, so I reverted to the old coding. Admin working again.

Can I send you the files?

Could someone tell me if I can use my own product datanames that I've added to the products table, in the import facility using Apsona please?

If not, would it be easy enough to add new fields to the import? I don't want to go to the trouble of installing it, if it won't do it! Thanks!

If not, would it be easy enough to add new fields to the import?
When you import, you can choose what csv columns to map to which database fields so yes it accomodates non-standard zen fields that you have added.

torvista:

When you import, you can choose what csv columns to map to which database fields so yes it accomodates non-standard zen fields that you have added.

Thank you so much for getting back to me! I'm really pleased with your answer! My sister wasn't comfortable with doing the import of the .csv file in phpMyAdmin, so this should save me a lot of work, as she will now be able to do it herself with Apsona Store Manager and won't need to get me involved at all! Good news!

Thanks!

Still struggling to use the Apsona import csv to add descriptions to some new products. After a few go arounds I was able to get it to import my csv file. But..

All the first occurrence apostrophes are replaced with the little black diamond with a question mark in it. Second occurrence translates fine.

I've tried (without spaces)

& # 8217 ;
& # 39 ;
and escaping with \

all to no avail. Anyone have any hints for this stubborn module?  I'm trying to update about a hundred products and doing these by hand isn't a great alternative.