Re: [mv] Using database files

[Ed LaFrance <edlafrance@printexusa.com>]

Today seems to be database hell day.

I do what you are attempting to do, except that I import producs.asc into
MS Excel as a tab-delimited text file to make my changes, then do a Ctrl-S
(Save) to save it and accept the defaults.  The only problem is that Excel
puts quotes (") around those fields which it considers to be "text."  So
then I open the file in MS word and do a Replace to extract the quotes
(find them, replace them with nothing) and save the file with Ctrl-S,
accepting the defaults.

As a final precaution: make sure products.asc filename is all lowercase
before uploading.  If you do all this, everything should work.

>******    message to minivend-users from Deborah Gray
><webmaster@snswwide.com>     ******
>
>Hello again,
>
>Another day of frustration...I am trying to make changes to the products
>database of our site. I downloaded the products.asc file, opened it in
>Notepad and made the changes. I then uploaded the file (in ASCII), which
>replaced the old one. When I tried to use the site, I got an Internal
>Server error. Luckily there was an old copy on the site that I renamed.
>
>What am I doing wrong? I tried uploading the file in binary, but that
>didn't work. I looked at the FAQ, and read the Database section, but I
>couldn't find the answer to my question.
>
>TIA,
>
>Deborah
>
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