Re: [mv] Really Dumb Newbie Question

[Kareef Huggins <xellos@netzero.net>]

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When you created the simple catalog, you told it where to store those files...
you will have to go to that directory (its probably not in the mvend directory or html
space)
its usually under a directory catalogs/simple (for the simple catalog)
In there, most of the changes as far as what images to use, and set the url base and
other configuration options will be in the
catalog.cfg file on the root of the catalog directory.  to change the look of the html
pages that the catalog uses, you'll modify the
files in the "pages" directory, to change what items are in your catalog, modify the
"products.asc" file in the products directory...
You'll probably figure it out once you find the right place to look.

If your not sure where you put the catalog files, try doing a search for "catalogs".

hope this helps

John Carroll wrote:

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> Last weekend I downloaded and installed MiniVend 3.14-4 on my old 486,
> with the idea of modifying assorted pages to fit the needs of a catalog I
> plan to put together.  The "simple" catalog worked perfectly (and slowly)
> on the first try.  I read all the docs I could find, subscribed to
> this mailing list, and roamed over every directory and file in the
> minivend-3.14-4 and mvend directories trying to figure out how to go about
> making changes.  This is embarrassing, but I'm lost.  The only way I can
> figure out to modify the "simple" catalog is to start with the
> /minivend-3.14-4/dist/simple directory, make changes there, then reinstall
> the whole minivend program from scratch.  Not good for fine-tuning. :(
> There's gotta be an easier way.  I'm sure it's obvious, but I don't see
> it, and could definitely use a hint at this point.  I realize there are a
> million things to learn before I can field a catalog, but getting a
> starting point would help.  What file, directory, or other thing does one
> start with, say, to change the image "artstore.gif" to "crmlogo.jpg" on
> the splash page?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> John Carroll
> jjc@groveton.com
>
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