Re: Howto modify my product DB?

[Barry Treahy <treahy@mmaz.com>]

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You modify the products.asc file; not only the rows which represent each data record, but the colums
for each field of the record.  The first line of products.asc identifies the name for each column
and experience has taught me not to mess with the default fields; you can add more, but don't go
through the hassle of altering the names...  This file is then automatically imported into the .gdbm
database file, assuming that is the database type you use.

Barry

Michael E. Havlicek wrote:

> ******    message to minivend-users from "Michael E. Havlicek" <havlicek@infinet.com>     ******
>
> Hi,
>
> I am new to MiniVend. The package looks pretty powerful, but the documentation
> doesn't seem to be self contained. I.E .. coming on board late in the game,
> it is hard for me to set up MiniVend. The docs assume some knowledge of the
> package gained outside the documentation, or understanding anything in the
> docs requires a full read through as a prerequisite...?
>
> I understand the idea that a little knowledge is dangerous.
>
> In my case I am just trying to do a transform. I might be way off track,
> but in my case it seems basically that TLE transforms into [] tags.
>
> Well, it isn't that simple. The big key that will sell me is how to
> integrate a custom product database into MiniVend. We currently have a linux
> based front end that simply prints out pricing tables for about 4000 products.
>
> To simplify things, I will abstract the DB to a 2 dimensional matrix....
> HeHeHe ... just a grid...
>
> Strip all the fancy talk ....
>
> I started by hacking the sample catalog. First I want to change the "artist"
> column to "manufacturer". Then I want to create a custom catalog with all
> of my own fields that correspond to the existing conventions used by the
> company contracting me. How do I do that? Is there documentation exlaining how
> to build a catalog from scratch?
>
> -Mike
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