Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

Ended up getting this figured out.

Figure I'll just write a little solution to the upload error I was having as I'm sure it'll save anyone who's having this a big headache.

To find the correct path to use for the uploads, go into your FTP and go to:

Admin----> Includes ----> Configure.PHP

Scroll down to:
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG' and the path given is the one you'll use.

My settings in the easypopulate's configuration file are this:
$uploads_security = true;

and due to this being true, you must have your "Uploads" folder created before the Public_Html folder, so instead of:

/Public_Html/Uploads, you'll create it as /Uploads and the overall result is it'll end up being:

'DIR_FS_CATALOG' Path/Uploads

Hello

This EP is great thing it spare time for creating products. One question i have ZC 1.3.9f & EP 1.2.5.4 & Image Handler 2 for v1.3.x
can I have somehow additional image maybe creating new column "v_products_image_2"? Right now I`m uploadind second image throu image handler.

Thanx for help!

i just started using 1.2.5.7 to upload via CSV and i am having an issue that i have no idea why it is happening.

what it is doing is that whatever the last item is in the CSV file is for some reason being linked to every one of my categories and overwriting an item in each of those categories. any clue as to why it is doing that?

Hi Zenners, I just started using this Easy Populat add on and it's awesome! Just a quick question.

When I download the the text files do I need to keep ALL fields or can I delete the ones that I don't use and just add/adjust the fields I need? Thanks!

joyjoy:

Hi Zenners, I just started using this Easy Populat add on and it's awesome! Just a quick question.

When I download the the text files do I need to keep ALL fields or can I delete the ones that I don't use and just add/adjust the fields I need? Thanks!

Yes you can delete search for wiki guide for EzPopulate

Hello Zenners, I installed the new zencart v1.3.9f and also easypopulate with dual pricing.
Its working fine, accept for up loading the wholesale prices. In the column: products_price_w

Strange thing is : downloading the wholesale prices is working fine.

Im using easy populate easypopulate-shafiqv1-2-5-5 with update 1-2-5-6

Thanks for any help,

dre

Have used Zen Cart for years but I'm feeling like a real idiot.

I installed Zen Cart v1.3.9g and Easy Populate 1.2.5.6 but EP did not show up under Admin/Tools.

So, I installed Zen Cart v1.3.9f and Easy Populate 1.2.5.6 per the previous post.
Easy Populate is still not showing under Admin/Tools.

What's wrong?

Did the following:

Install ZC v1.3.9f
Install EP v1.2.5.5
Install EP update v1.2.5.6

Getting this error in Admin/Tools/Easy Populate

mmary
'); // open paragraph //define('EASYPOPULATE__PRICE_FAIL', 'SKIPPED! - Model: %s - specials price higher than normal price...
'); define('EASYPOPULATE_FEATURED_NEW', 'NEW! - Model: %s | %s | %s | %s |
'); define('EASYPOPULATE_FEATURED_UPDATE', 'UPDATED! - Model: %s | %s | %s | %s |
'); //define('EASYPOPULATE_SPECIALS_DELETE', 'DELETED! - Model: %s | %s |
'); //define('EASYPOPULATE_SPECIALS_DELETE_FAIL', 'NOT FOUND! - Model: %s - cant delete special...
'); define('EASYPOPULATE_FEATURED_FOOTER', '

'); // close paragraph // error log defines - for ep_debug_log.txt //define('EASYPOPULATE_ERRORLOG_SQL_ERROR', 'MySQL error %s: %s\nWhen executing:\n%sn'); ?>

Found the problem.

When I opened admin/includes/languages/english/easypopulate.php
in my editor, I could not edit the file. I copied the contents, closed the file, saved the file as easypopulateORIG.php just in case, opened a new file, pasted the contents and saved as easypopulate.php. After uploading the "new" file to my server, everything worked fine.

No idea why this was a problem or why the fix works.

dre:

Hello Zenners, I installed the new zencart v1.3.9f and also easypopulate with dual pricing.
Its working fine, accept for up loading the wholesale prices. In the column: products_price_w

Strange thing is : downloading the wholesale prices is working fine.

Im using easy populate easypopulate-shafiqv1-2-5-5 with update 1-2-5-6

Thanks for any help,

dre

Update. I removed all the easypopulate files and back to version 1.2.5.4 wich worked in my old shop.
Everything is uploading and downloading with wholesprices .

New problem : when altered the excel files and put in wholeprices, the search function for articles in admin doesnt find anything.

???

thanx and regards, dre

dre:

Update. I removed all the easypopulate files and back to version 1.2.5.4 wich worked in my old shop.
Everything is uploading and downloading with wholesprices .

New problem : when altered the excel files and put in wholeprices, the search function for articles in admin doesnt find anything.

???

thanx and regards, dre

Update : the search fuction can find products wich i put in with admin . The products i uploaded with easypopulate he doensnt find?

dre:

Update : the search fuction can find products wich i put in with admin . The products i uploaded with easypopulate he doensnt find?

dre:

Update. I removed all the easypopulate files and back to version 1.2.5.4 wich worked in my old shop.
Everything is uploading and downloading with wholesprices .

New problem : when altered the excel files and put in wholeprices, the search function for articles in admin doesnt find anything.

???

thanx and regards, dre

Update : the search fuction can find products wich i put in with admin . The products i uploaded with easypopulate he doensnt find?

I looked in the table and the product I put in with admin have a "master_categories_id" and the products i put in with easypopulate they dont have this id, every product from easy populate have master_categories_id 0

What is the latest stable version of EP, and where can i get it?

Is it free?

Thanx!

daborg2010:

What is the latest stable version of EP, and where can i get it?

Is it free?

Thanx!

1.2.5.4 is the best stable version from what I've found.

If your feeling brave (but beware), and want free:
http://github.com/jrobeson/easypopulate

Hi everyone!

I installed Easy Populate, everything went smoothly. I downloaded the template and opened it in excel, added some test products and saved as Tabbed Delimited Txt file.
I uploaded it to the /temp directory then from within admin-tools-easy populate I put the path to the file in the temp directory hit "insert into db".

I got a message saying
Upload Results
Filename: testuplist.txt

Upload Complete

But when I went into my store no new products were showing.
I thought to do a little test so I put any file name (that doesnt exist) and hit "insert into db" and STILL and said upload complete, this tells me its not really picking up anything from the temp directory but it does claim to, Im so confused.

Any thoughts to point me in the right direction please?:unsure:

here is an example from the csv file:(fields with #### I left blank)

v_products_model
MI55TEST

v_products_image
14KGN106.gif

v_products_name_1
TEST1 CUBIC ZIRCONIA GOLD PLATED WITH RODIUM FINISH

v_products_description_1
CUBIC ZIRCONIA GOLD PLATED WITH RODIUM FINISH

v_products_url_1

v_specials_price

v_specials_date_avail

v_specials_expires_date

v_products_price
5.59

v_products_weight
30

v_date_avail

v_date_added

v_products_quantity
5

v_manufacturers_name
M.I. Jewels

v_categories_name_1
Bangles

v_categories_name_2
925 Sterling Silver

v_categories_name_3

v_categories_name_4

v_categories_name_5

v_categories_name_6

v_categories_name_7

v_tax_class_title
--none--

v_status
1

EOREOR
EOREOR

What am I doing wrong? :frusty:

Which EZ version are you running? Also it is always best to install and download a copy of your inventory and then duplicate the field entries so errors are less common.

Depends on the setup of your inventory but often only one EOREOR would normally follow I'd think.

Hi thanks for replying ive been reading all the posts in this thread for HOURS!!! Im upto page 55 of 312:frusty:

im using zen cart 1.3.9.f and easyPopulate 1.2.5.4

The 2 EOREOR are because 1 is the title at the top and the next one relates to the product.

The install went totally smooth, I generated a csv file from my current database and deleted most products just left one and added another for testing. So im using the same format that was generated by EP directly.

Its uploading my files from /temp successfully, I never get any errors with EP but still no products show, ever!!:wacko:
Any more ideas?? :dontgetit

Yes Ive got the temp folder on permission 777 everything is error free and still i get nothing imported from EP... Im reading thru all the posts up to page 100 now... I feel like shooting myself :wacko::cry:

aozhaver,
Have you read the wiki article on easy populate?