[ic] Import Products with MySQL

[Stefan Hornburg Racke]

"Andrew Rich" <a.rich@sportingpulse.com> writes:

> Hi All
> 
> We have IC 4.8.5 (will be 4.8.6 soon!!)
> Using Foundation type site with MySQL
> Red Hat 7.3
> 
> Our product range of over 2000 items has all been hand entered over many
> late nights.
> 
> We have a few supplier product lists on CD and I can manipulate structure
> easily so what is the best way to import these.  About another 2000
> products.
> 
> I need to know the easiest or best way to import without loosing current
> catalog.  If it requires appending to products.txt and doing something with
> that is fine.

Backup products.txt, append to products.txt and reconfig/restart is
a good solution.

Another way to go is the script dbs_update from my DBIx::Easy module.

Ciao
        Racke

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