Business Edition generating products from images?

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On this page
www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/73-hikashop-import.html

You say:

It enables you to automatically generates products based on files/images. That is useful when you are building a website selling images, mp3, and that you have a lot of them which will all have the same product options ( prices, description, etc ). This feature is only available in the Business version of HikaShop.

I have copied a SLEW of images over into the Hikashop media>com_hikshop>upload folder, so the images are showing up as selectable within the component.

Some questions:

1. can I generate products with these images if I upgrade to the Business version?
2. does it matter if the images are in multiple folders, some nested?
3. can I move the products into different categories after creating them?
4. do you have documentation on how to make the product template?
5. can I upgrade to Business instead of buying it from scratch?
6. right now I have HikaShop and HikaMarket. I bought HikaMarket to make it easy for my client to add or edit products. Do I need all three if the import function will work for me?

thanks,
Hope

Thank you Jerome,
Regarding:

1. You do not need the Business version to import product images in the import.

I already have all the images in the media/com_hikashop/upload/ folder. Is there a function for converting these images into product pages? I thought I needed the business version for that function.

Hello,
No there is no option to do that, you'll just have to attach the path of your product image to your product through your CSV file, a good solution can be to create a product manually with and image and export your products so that you can have and example of how you'll have to structure your csv import file.

Thanks, Mohamed,

I really get the feeling that I can do this- I think I can import images and make them products if I have the Business edition. See screenshot. It's rough waiting for this information. I understand that this is my first HikaShop and it takes time to learn, but I get the feeling that the answers I'm getting on this forum aren't all accurate.

Okay, I purchased the Business Edition and began to "Import Product from Folder". I see that I can use a relative path or absolute. My relative path is media/com_hikashop/upload/hikashop/advent-calendars. I get the error shown in screenshot:

I checked with Cloud Access and the permissions on the media folder are readable and writeable.

NEW: I HAVE UNINSTALLED ALL THINGS HIKA FROM MY SITE. I WILL REINSTALL A FRESH VERSION NEXT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAN.

AFTER GETTING SUPPORT FROM OSTRAINING AND CLOUD ACCESS I AGREED WITH THEM THAT THERE'S LIKELY A BUG IN THE HIKASHOP IMPORT FROM FOLDER FUNCTION. I DISCOVERED MANY FOLDERS OF THUMBNAILS IN THE MEDIA>COM_HIKASHOP>UPLOAD FOLDER THAT INCLUDE MY PRODUCT IMAGES WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN GENERATED DURING MY ATTEMPTS, BUT NO PRODUCTS WERE CREATED. SINCE THERE ARE ONLY 150 PRODUCTS, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, I'M JUST GOING TO REINSTALL HIKASHOP AND MANUALLY CREATE THE PRODUCTS. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR THE BUSINESS EDITION. I'LL CREATE NEW TICKETS AS NEEDED, BUT THIS ONE IS CLOSED AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. YOU CAN IGNORE EVERYTHING BELOW THIS PARAGRAPH.

Thank you for helping me Jerome.

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT I SEND YOU THE FTP AND ADMIN LOGIN VIA EMAIL SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN ON THE FORUM FOR TWO WEEKS AND I HAVE YET TO HAVE ONE PRODUCT WORKING. I HAVE TWO WEEKS TO FINISH THE SITE.

I wish I could generate a CSV file from Phoca Gallery but I can't, so I"m stuck using the "import from folder" feature.

I deleted the images out of the media/com_hikashop/upload/ folder and attempted the same procedure to import from another folder, on the server at images/hikashop/advent-calendars. I get the same error:

Strict Standards: Only variables should be assigned by reference in /mnt/data/vhosts/casite-613223.cloudaccess.net/httpdocs/administrator/components/com_hikashop/helpers/import.php on line 143

Warning: substr() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given in /mnt/data/vhosts/casite-613223.cloudaccess.net/httpdocs/administrator/components/com_hikashop/helpers/import.php on line 1031

This time I did not attempt to assign a template, which is probably useless in my case since I'm just importing images. I can populate the content once the product pages are generated.

I have been referencing your documentation all along ( www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/i...import.html#generate )

CAn you get back to me ASAP? I need to get this shopping cart in motion. I really appreciate your help.