Google Base Feeder Support Thread [OLD]

MikeyG:

Sash

I cannot see any attribute configuration as far as I can make out from the code it checks if the product has attributes and then checks the TABLE_PRODUCTS_WITH_ATTRIBUTES_STOCK for the quantity. (would suggest you need the stock by attributes module installed for this) So this part of it should be automatically produced if the product has attributes - not all of mine do for example and it produces the xml file accordingly.

One suggestion - have you uploaded the new googlefroogle.php right at the route of the site - this is the file which determines the xml output. if you have not replaced that one with the new version then you will not get the attributes being output.

Must be something ive missed or not clicked ,, the stock to attributes seems fine, and yea just tried it and the feed takes that info automatically as i changed the quantity in a few of them,, and saw they changed in the feed,,
Just dont see the attribute <size> in the feed// cheers

I am assuming that you are running the install from the admin area of the site? and no errors are reported?

If you have phpmyadmin available you can use that to look at the tables in the database and just see what has gone into the configuration tables - there are two that need to be looked at. You can use the features of phpmyadmin to then do a search for the configuration keys in the configuration table and see if they have all been inserted. if you look at the install.sql file these keys tend to be in capitals.

MikeyG:

I am assuming that you are running the install from the admin area of the site? and no errors are reported?

If you have phpmyadmin available you can use that to look at the tables in the database and just see what has gone into the configuration tables - there are two that need to be looked at. You can use the features of phpmyadmin to then do a search for the configuration keys in the configuration table and see if they have all been inserted. if you look at the install.sql file these keys tend to be in capitals.

i installed via installsql patches under tools I have no phpmyadmin available

MikeyG:

My feed has <g:availability>in stock</g:availability>

but google has rejected the feed with the error Missing required attribute: availability

any ideas?

First, try completing a who need feed with a new name. Then make the changes in your google account.

I did this and it worked! :clap:

mattee77:

getting my hair off now......

Is it right that only 9 statments have installed.

I only get half the options in config, and no update/save button to save changes made

What version do you have installed?

A new one came out less than a week ago.

click here for newest version.

PinkLeopard:

What version do you have installed?

A new one came out less than a week ago.

click here for newest version.

zencart 1.3.9h
mod version 1.10.2

I have just tried the latest version i am having the same problem only half the config options on view and no save button. i had 10 statements installed this

getting no where fast

is it time to get my wallet out?

mattee77:

I have just tried the latest version i am having the same problem only half the config options on view and no save button. i had 10 statements installed this

getting no where fast

is it time to get my wallet out?
Did you do the upgrade patches of database 1 by 1?

mattee77:

I have just tried the latest version i am having the same problem only half the config options on view and no save button. i had 10 statements installed this

getting no where fast

is it time to get my wallet out?

delia:

Suggestion though: also do a search in the config table for a group id of 0. If you have results, check to see if any of those look like they are for the feeder. If so , delete them. If you have others, they also may need deleting. Having a group id of 0 means those settings don't show up in the admin and are usually from botched installs.

think this is your answer (maybe) do you get a duplicate error?? if so this maybe your answer,,

if you dont have access to phpmyadmin, ask your host to do it...

ideasgirl:

Did you do the upgrade patches of database 1 by 1?

i haven't touched any upgrade patches

i cant get any version to work, my knowledge of this mod is very limited, i have only installed simple mods in my past.

sash:

think this is your answer (maybe) do you get a duplicate error?? if so this maybe your answer,,

if you dont have access to phpmyadmin, ask your host to do it...

i get no errors just missing parameters and no save function. maybe the files aren't finding there correct location when i upload them to my public html folder

mattee77:

i get no errors just missing parameters and no save function. maybe the files aren't finding there correct location when i upload them to my public html folder

check your feed/google file - chmod to 755 or 777

also if you feel comfortable can you screen shot your config without your users name or pw. maybe you left something out. i will take a look at it.

mattee77:

i haven't touched any upgrade patches

i cant get any version to work, my knowledge of this mod is very limited, i have only installed simple mods in my past.

no patches are necessary at this time.

it appears you have the newest version.

I installed version 1.12.0. What I'm noticing so far is

1. • the feed output file is showing duplicate google_product_category for each product

   <g:google_product_category><![CDATA[Media > Music]]></g:google_product_category>
   <g:google_product_category><![CDATA[Media > Music]]></g:google_product_category>

2. • Configuration no longer has, Include Zero Quantity - Is it showing for anyone else?
3. • Configuration still has the Shipping Country drop down list error. This fix works.

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1047528&postcount=2849

The feed is uploading to google without problem.

I'm getting some odd duplications in my data as well. For example anything with an ampersand or special character, like greater than has mysteriously added characters.

For example:

<g:google_product_category>Home &amp; Garden &gt; Kitchen &amp; Dining &gt; Barware</g:google_product_category>

Notice all the extra ```
amp;

Any ideas?

This was a fresh install of 1.10.2

I'm all working yehaaaaaa ..1 product was causing all the grief ..I disabled all my products and opened them 1 by 1 till I found which categories were causing the problem ,just finished finding out which product was faulty ...now just need to play around and get it to upload :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::D

Hi, im having problems getting our feed to work, getting the following error:

Encoding problem in attribute: description (12684 errors)

Some of the characters in your items seem to be invalid. Please verify that all the characters in your feed are valid for your selected encoding.
Examples:

Item ID Line No. Value
1752 69 RRP £8.99  Battle of the Bands: Backstage Pass introduces 60 new cards for your Battle of the Bands games! What do you, your cat, a cute backup singer and the dread K'tulu on lead zither have in common? They're in your band! You're a star, so lets jam! Complexity (1-10): 3 Playing Time: 30-45 minutes Number of players: 2-6 Ages: 13 and higher (Teen Themes)

We run a UK shop if that makes any difference which ran the Numinix Google Base Feeder absolutely brilliantly up until Google made the changes and now nothing works.

The Guys at Numinix have installed the latest version release but just seems to be a problem getting my data into Google.

Just wanted to confirm that I need to update my files and DB to UTF-8 >?

Any advice would be most grateful

Cheers
Chris

Maybe totally not related, but i'll ask anyway,, has anyone had a customer reporting an error at checkout i replicated it and it says this..

Whoops! Sorry, but you are not allowed to perform the action requested.
You are still logged in to your account and may continue shopping. Please choose a destination from a menu..

i installed the brand new google merchant feed from numinix,,

would someone like to relicate it aswell just to see if its connected

I just went through checkout on my site and there were no errors.

After having installed the latest Google Base Feeder I am getting the "No Picture Available" error when adding new products to the shop (not to Google Feed). I can't figure the relationship but thought I'd ask if anyone else has experienced this??

I have some 350+ products already loaded and never had any issues with images and no changes have been made in admin to configurations (other than Google Merchant).

Any clues??

cheers,
Mike