Re: [mv] RePost Please Help: Newbie questions relating to SQLplease help

[Ken Berland <ken@hero.com>]

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> In the catalog.cfg file there is reference to the ProductDir which has a
> 
> default of  "products" which is located in the /home/catalogs/simple
> directory, if I only wanted to use a SQL database, what should that be
> set to?
 
Leave it unset.

> Under the section "Database" it is stated that the default database is
> "products products.asc 1" which I take to mean the file "products.asc"
> in the "products" directory. Now, if I want to use only an SQL database,
> 
> do I need to still have a "products.asc" file in the products directory
> to define the first 3 fields or can I just use the first 3 fields in my
> SQL database?

no, you need not have a products.asc.  you can just use your mysql
database, as is. y

> In the section:
> "Database             products products.asc
> dbi:mysql:minivend:localhost:3306"
> I assume that MiniVend first looks at the directory "products" and the
> file "products.asc" before accessing the MySQL database, but if all the
> products and fields are only in the SQL database what does MiniVend need
> to look in that file for?
> More importantly what needs to be in the "products.asc" file?

minivend just reads the mysql database and ignores the file.

BTW, did you even try ANY of this?  All of these questions could be
answered by trial and error in a single action.  (e.g. hide products.asc
and see what happens)  Did you read any of the FAQ or docs?

> 
> Thanks in advance for any help that someone can give me to understand
> how MiniVend works in relation to the above.
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
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