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How can I upload at least 4 detail images at one time, not one by one ?

How can I upload up to 4 detail images at one time, not one by one ?
Usually, to upload detail image, currently we upload one by one...
This ask us to spend so much time...
So I really want to upload at least 4 detail images at once...
How can I do this ?

I am using x-cart Gold 4.4

Thanks...

Re: How can I upload at least 4 detail images at one time, not one by one ?

You can create a csv spreadsheet and Import them in admin, having firstly uploaded the images via ftp.

Re: How can I upload at least 4 detail images at one time, not one by one ?

Is there any method to edit php files so that customers can upload images files at once up to 4 easily ?

Re: How can I upload at least 4 detail images at one time, not one by one ?

That is not an easy job, and if you don't have a proficient knowledge of x-cart PHP then I would leave it to the pros.

Re: How can I upload at least 4 detail images at one time, not one by one ?

@ebest: PaulD's tip is the tip of the iceberg. For a little more direction read http://help.qtmsoft.com/index.php?title=X-Cart:Import-Export_Guide and then definitely read http://help.qtmsoft.com/index.php?title=X-Cart:CSV:Notes_on_importing . From the second link the most important part is the suggestion (also given by Steve of CFLsystems on similar threads) is to do an export of the same detailed_images file you're going to import to study its structure.

I just did my first import, got a couple of errors which I corrected, and then it ran with issues.
1. Bug that causes each image on your server to be duplicated and appended with "-01" before the filetype extension (like .jpg).
2. The import skipped some images, even though everything was completely parallel with the successful images.
I'm posting a bug report!

Then I decided there's got to be an easier way and posted this in X-Cart feature requests:
http://ideas.x-cart.com/forums/32227-x-cart-code-improvements/suggestions/1405135-web-based-bulk-image-upl...in-and-detaile

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Web-based bulk image uploader for main and detailed images
The import system is not time-efficient for less than 20 images, by the time the file is prepared. Further, it's buggy and difficult to use.

Just do what Facebook, picasa, and just about every photo album and photo processing website does. They offer different tools such as an ajax uploader where you can view and select multiple files on your computer in one window. Not so great, but much simpler for you to do QT is multiple Browse and upload buttons, whereas now you just have one. You could probably code that in an hour, but it would save your users thousands of hours.

Please vote for it so maybe we can have it!