ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums : Automatic Import/Update Products https://forum.productcart.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:08:35 +0000 Wed, 11 May 2011 17:14:18 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.productcart.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4474 <![CDATA[ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums]]> https://forum.productcart.com/forum_images/pc_logo_50.png https://forum.productcart.com/ <![CDATA[Automatic Import/Update Products : If you trust them to the level...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/automatic-import-update-products_topic4474_post17488.html#17488 Author: Greg Dinger
Subject: 4474
Posted: 11-May-2011 at 5:14pm

If you trust them to the level that you will accept daily updates, sight unseen, then you may want to consider the XML Tools
http://wiki.earlyimpact.com/productcart/export-xml-tools
 
The idea here would be that they would, instead of generating that CSV file, issue API calls against your store.  The "UpdateProductRequest" method allows the product table to be updated.  Properly formatted, price data would be automatically updated into your store.
 
If you really want to create an automated import process, as your post suggests, I suppose this too could happen.  I'd have to discuss the project internally to come up with a solution were you to seek a developer to assist with such a project.
]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 17:14:18 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/automatic-import-update-products_topic4474_post17488.html#17488 <![CDATA[Automatic Import/Update Products : I have a retail website setup....]]> https://forum.productcart.com/automatic-import-update-products_topic4474_post17487.html#17487 Author: jsandy
Subject: 4474
Posted: 11-May-2011 at 4:30pm

I have a retail website setup.  One of my vendors sells products where the price and inventory changes daily.  The vendor is able to push a CSV file to my FTP site, formatted with the correct column titles.  Is there a way to automate this on my end so that we don't have to manually import the list each day? 
Any direction would be very helpful! 
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