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Steve2507
VP-CART Expert
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 Posted - March 03 2007 : 11:57:57
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Hi,
I purchased the Google, Yahho and Shopping.com feed generators earlier this week. However when I run them the description fields in the txt file are all blank.
How do I get the descriptions to show?
Thanks
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devshb
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1904 Posts |
Posted - March 04 2007 : 03:39:02
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If that's our feed generators, then it's probably just that you're storing the description values in a different column than normal.
All our feed generators have a config file where you can specify how you want it to get the descriptions/names etc.
For the googlebase feed, it's the file "shopa_generategooglebasefiles_namedesc.asp"
if you edit that file in notepad you might change, for example, the line:
tvc_prd_feed_description(i)=tvc_prd_cdesc(i)
to:
tvc_prd_feed_description(i)=tvc_prd_extendeddesc(i)
(the comments at the top of that file explain the various values available and what to do)
for the yahoo feed, the same thing applies, but the file to change is shopa_generateyahoofiles_namedesc.asp
for the shopping.com feed, again the same thing applies, but the file to change is shopa_generateshoppingfiles_namedesc.asp
Simon Barnaby
Developer
[email protected]
www.BigYellowZone.com
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Steve2507
VP-CART Expert
590 Posts |
Posted - March 04 2007 : 04:49:25
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Hi Simon,
It is your feed generator, I put the message here because I thought you probably wouldn't look at your emails until after the weekend and their may be other people who had the same problem.
I hope you don't feel that I am having a go by posting queries here, as I have found your service excellent.
Our description field is called 'cdescription' so that is probably the cause. I'm just changing it now so I will test it later and tell you how it went.
Sorry to be a hastle, but I'm still developing my asp knowledge.
Steve
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Steve2507
VP-CART Expert
590 Posts |
Posted - March 04 2007 : 04:55:36
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Hi,
Tried to run it after changing
tvc_prd_feed_description(i)=tvc_prd_cdesc(i)
to:
tvc_prd_feed_description(i)=tvc_prd_cdescription(i)
but now I get the following error:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000d'
Type mismatch: 'tvc_prd_cdescription'
/shopa_generategooglebasefiles_namedesc.asp, line 30
Any ideas?
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devshb
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1904 Posts |
Posted - March 04 2007 : 06:05:31
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slightly different; you need to use:
tvc_prd_feed_description(i)=tvc_prd_extendeddesc(i)
(for the extended description, ie for products.extendeddesc)
or:
tvc_prd_feed_description(i)=tvc_prd_cdesc(i)
(for the short description, ie for products.cdescription)
the variable "tvc_prd_cdesc(i)" is actually pointing to the "products.cdescription" column (sorry about the confusion on that point; that's a lazily-named variable on our part)
if you're already using the correct setting in that file and the corresponding data isn't blank but you still get blank output for it in the feeds, then we'll need to have a detailed look; it might be related to the 8k sqlserver bug if you're on sqlserver. I hope it's not that bug, but it might be if you've lengthened/added columns:
http://www.bigyellowzone.com/blog/?cat=11
Simon Barnaby
Developer
[email protected]
www.BigYellowZone.com
Web Design, Online Marketing and VPASP addons |
Edited by - devshb on March 04 2007 06:11:50 |
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Steve2507
VP-CART Expert
590 Posts |
Posted - March 04 2007 : 07:04:16
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Hi Simon,
Thanks for the reply.
The correct settings are being used then. None of the other data is blank.
There are some descriptions that are blank, could this mess it up, or should the generator just leave these blank?
Thanks
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devshb
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1904 Posts |
Posted - March 04 2007 : 08:27:34
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having some blank descriptions should be fine (ie it shouldn't mess up the display/output of the descriptions of those that aren't blank)
looks like it needs debugging/checking; if you enter a support ticket, we'll have a look:
http://www.bigyellowzone.com/support
(then "ask a question")
Simon Barnaby
Developer
[email protected]
www.BigYellowZone.com
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Steve2507
VP-CART Expert
590 Posts |
Posted - March 04 2007 : 09:29:43
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Hi Simon,
No problem, I did that earlier.
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