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Originally Posted by cherie
Allow any filename and auto-detect the format/type of import from the file submitted. If it still can't figure it out then prompt the user to choose something specific on the screen like Products.
As evidenced in this thread, a minor mistake in the naming of a file breaks the whole process. It's a step that shouldn't exist and did not exist in v4. The process should be getting simpler.
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In X-Cart 4, you specified the type of data inside your file like [!PRODUCTS]. In X-Cart 5 you do the same, but in filename. Spelling mistakes in this areas would break the process in both versions.
I like the idea of choosing what data we are importing from e.g. selectbox, but import in X-Cart 5 allows you to pack different types of files (users, product, product attributes etc) into single zip file alongside with images and then import it all at once. This is a great approach as well.
I believe, we will get back to improving import routine in the future to make it even better, but I cannot see the major flaws in the current implementation.
If I still did not get your idea, please let me know.
Tony.