Easy Populate Question Regarding Image Link

Hope I've posted this in the right area. I'm trying to import a csv listing of products into my Zen Cart and I'm able to import everything but the image. Instead of using an image file on my pc, I am using an http: link for the location of the image. I know the link is working properly because I can copy/paste it into the address bar, the image shows up fine. If I goto my catalog listing, the link is showing up correctly in the Image Name: area. When I click Preview, the image is not there. At that point, I inspect the "image not found" link it and it shows http://mywebsite/images/"http://my_image_location" I've tried looking around my admin area but am lost in cyber-space.

I would greatly appreciate if anyone can point me in the right direction!

Thx

Images by default are to be located in your /images folder

Ok, I'm still looking in the forum for an answer but here's where I am since my first post. I've been able to get a listing of my image files in this format c:\TurboLister\data\user\000\myimage.jpg Is it possible to create a macro or used a program to remove everything but the jpg name ?

Is it possible to create a macro or used a program to remove everything but the jpg name ?
I assume that you can load this list into openoffice or excel and there are loads of information on the web for this

Kobra - thanks for the lead.. downloaded open office and was able to create a macro to do the job. So I uploaded my test csv file and everything is cool except the additional picture in my images folder is not showing up on the listing. The main picture 3501_0.jpg is showing fine but image 3501_1.jpg is nowhere to be found. I made sure that file is in the same folder and can see the picture when I type in the direct URL. Weird.... Can you point me in a direction ? Thx again for putting up with us non-programmer types!

Post a link to your site and place space in it to prevent it from being indexed here Like

http :// www. zen-cart.com/

ok, how about http :: www. :smile: cheapsongbooks dot com

I get a 404 error when attempting to load images/3501_1.jpg

Use FTP and check that the image is there in your /images folder

ok well that was a little embarrasing. Here's a better example. The book is Alfred's Prep Course For the Young beginner Level C. You can find it by going to Holiday songbooks for Piano and it should be on the first page. Image files are 3639_0.jpg and 3639_1.jpg I just checked the url's but the second image is not showing. Thx

ps I should also give you the link: http://cheapsongbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=51_54&products_id=664

dang, I forgot to modify the url so it wouldn't be indexed... if you can edit it out, it's appreciated

If you are attempting to add additional images in your product pages then this is a naming convention
You have
3639_0.jpg and 3639_1.jpg

And try naming the first to 3639.jpg then in your admin repoint the product to this base image

http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?100-how-do-i-add-multiple-images-to-a-product

Kobra, I'm still trying to figure this out on my own but no luck yet. This morning I decided to trying changing from my Preston Elite template over the Classic template. Still the same issue with additinal images not showing. Thanks

Still the same issue with additinal images not showing.
Did you read the tutorial??

If named correctly this is relatively automatic

Yes I've read the tutorials. I decided to uninstall IH4 to make sure the problem wasn't with the plugin. It wasnt. The problem still exists but I think I see what's happening... the items I listed manually all display the additional images correctly.... the 260 items I uploaded using easy populate are not.

the 260 items I uploaded using easy populate are not
Check that you have named the images correctly
Check that these images exist on the server

There are well over 100 items that have a second image sitting in the image folder. For example, could you please click on my categories/holiday songbooks and then select the Book/DVD link. There's only one item in that category (Christmas Adventure in Little Italy). The image it shows is Image3516_0.jpg and the second image I have for it is Image3516_1.jpg If I type the path of the second image in my address bar, the image shows. The original name of these two files were 3516_0.jpg and 3516_1.jpg and I tried renaming them to see if that might be the issue.... it wasn't. At this point, my gut is telling me is there was something wrong about how I uploaded those files with EasyPopulate, even though they all uploaded fine and were in green. I went into my sql file and tried to compare a listing I entered manually vs the one I just described but they appear to be the same. This is making me nuts but there's a solution to everything...I'll keep banging away and really appreciate your help.

Ok, you were correct about the name of the first image file. Instead of 3516_0.jpg it needs to be renamed 3516.jpg Unfortunately, this is how Ebay's turbo lister saves your images. So now I have to write a macro to pull the
_O1's off my csv file, which I can figure out. What I'm not sure about is how to accomplish this with the 260 images ... if you know of any software that can do that, please let me know.

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Ok, you were correct about the name of the first image file. Instead of 3516_0.jpg it needs to be renamed 3516.jpg Unfortunately, this is how Ebay's turbo lister saves your images. So now I have to write a macro to pull the
_O1's off my csv file, which I can figure out. What I'm not sure about is how to accomplish this with the 260 images ... if you know of any software that can do that, please let me know.

I use THIS - it's brilliant.