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I'm trying to upload images to the products module using a CSV file which I exported from the products module edited as necessary and imported back into the module. I've followed the instructions and it manages to populate the site with products but It won't upload any images, no matter which folder they're in on the web server.

It's a bit of a pain because I have over 300 images to upload and I don't want to upload them 1 by 1.

The CSV info is as follows:

I really need help with this, my client needs to upload hundreds of product entries, and if this doesn't work it's a bit of a pain as I won't be able to manage the client's expectations.

Help, someone..?

http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-a-cvs-file

CVS comma separated values- files are specially formatted plain text files that are used to store spreadsheet and basic database information in simple format. Cvs files provide an easy way of transferring large volume of spreadsheet information between programs.

AFAIK images can not be transfered with this format.
Note: This cvs is NOT a Canvas file.

I know this, but Product Manager allows you to enter the image file name into your CSV file which is then associated to a path to the image through Product Manager.

The images need to be uploaded via FTP access as a batch into a folder. I then need to specify this path in the CSV file. Which I've done, but product manager fails to locate the images.

Have you added images that show up in products from it's admin, then export the CSV to see how it was formatted so you can copy it..?

Yes I tried that, but it still can't locate the images. All other fields are uploaded successfully.

delve2013 wrote:it still can't locate the images.

What exactly happens then? Do you get broken images when you view the products in front end? If so post the HTML of the IMG tag created. Or do you get no IMG tag at all? Or do you get an error in the admin back end? If so what was it?

Hi Paul,

After importing the CSV and product list into the products manager all the fields are imported but no images are imported. When viewing the front end code using firebug there's no value for where the image should be.

I've had a look at the images that are already visible which I uploaded through the products manager module and they all have the following path:

I've just looked at an instance of Products on one of my sites and there are individual folders created for each Product's images. The example you posted has product_315 as part of the path which means it is the 315th product in the database.

I was hoping all the images would be in the same directory.

I'm out of ideas at the moment. Hopefully someone else will chime in.

I'm inferring, from the bits of info I could gather from your posts, that one of the following may have happened:

1. you uploaded all files to the same folder which apparantly is not the correct way of doing it. By the sample you have given:
   uploads/Products/product_n where n is probably the id of the product;
2. you uploaded correctly but CVS file doesn't affect the product id of the database so products are given new unique db ids on import;
3. some other error occurred and you're not giving enough details for us to be able to try to understand what it might have been;

Either way, I think that point a or b may be valid and you need to check if the folder structure and names correspond to the original ones.
Then if it is b you may have to alter the DB tables or change folder names manually.

Here's the problem, you are meant to put images inside any folder relative to the 'uploads' folder and the products manager module will locate those images by their file name which is mentioned in the CSV file, it should them upload them to their corresponding ID which is generate upon the upload.

If you upload images from the admin area, the module creates the separate folders for you within the Products folder.

I think you're right and it's definitely point b)

you uploaded correctly but CVS file doesn't affect the product id of the database so products are given new unique db ids on import;

I've found a related post where the guy had the same problem but fixed it, but he doesn't provide any detailed info on how it was fixed:

http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/viewtopi ... 14#p305114

UPDATE

I got the bloody thing working. The issue was the path to the images folder. It's a trial and error situation and I spent hours on it and finally found the correct path that the module will accept and it's /images/

That's all I needed to do!

All working now, thanks for the help guys.

Hi

could you tell me if in the listing of the products in admin the filter is working (sort on weght or price) and if so could you list your modules-versions for me please?

Thanks,
Jan

Hi, I'm not using weight, but I am using price and my own filter for colour which both work fine.



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