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Hi,

The idea is that you can do whatever you like with those images according to your chosen site design.   You have all the JSPs in the download kit so you can modify it as you please.

Regards,
Ming

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Hi,

To create the database run konakart_demo.sql for the database you have chosen.

In your case that will be database/MySQL/konakart_demo.sql


FYI:

The konakart_supplementary_demo.sql files are for upgrading from an existing oscommerce database

The upgrade_{from-version}_{to-version}.sql scripts are for updating the database between versions.

Regards,
Ming

Hi Nitros,

To reduce the number of Google Maps API calls can't you group products in some way by their location - eg: by using their manufacturer's location?

Ming

Hi,

The image path is the last part of the full path to the image file... therefore, if your image was product.jpg you would choose abc/product.jpg as the Image Path.

Yes, you do have to create the abc directory first, as you have done.

Regards,
Ming

Hi Nick,

You should see a lot of debug in the catalina/tomcat log file.. not sure what it's called on OSX - maybe catalina.out?

Ming

Hi Nick,

It makes me worry a bit about the sql scripts I ran to populate the db.

If you haven't done much work with KonaKart yet I'd start again and next time run the right script.


The konakart_supplementary_demo.sql script is for when you're migrating from an existing osCommerce database.

For you, starting out from a fresh start, you should only have loaded only the konakart_demo.sql script.

Hence your duplicates.

Regards,
Ming

[do]

Hello Nick,

Those fields are probably doubled up because you do have the records duplicated in the database.  I know you said you checked, but check again as this is the only explanation I can think of.  Are you sure you checked the correct database?

I have run the default 2.2.2.0 installation and do not have duplicates.

It's OK to have that mail properties filename left blank.

Regards,
Ming

Hello,

I am new to Konakart. Now i want to know that is it possible to use Konakart without deploying konkart in Apache.

Well, yes, you can run the classes without running in a servlet container.

I am using API example given in application and try to run it (Apache server is not running). At the time of running it gives error

First of all I don't recognise "Kkapi.java" - presumably this is your program?

When the engine is instantiated it will need to find its properties file (konakart.properties) and all the required libraries.  If you look at the supplied ant build.xml file you will see what's required.

It's probably best to start with something that works.  You can simply run ant in the java_api_examples directory to see the examples being built and run - without needing tomcat to be running.

See http://www.konakart.com/apiexamplesfaq.php

Regards,
Ming

Hi Hatem,

That is true;  if you want you could retrieve the country list from the DB through the API (use getAllCountries() see javadoc at (http://www.konakart.com/javadoc/server/).

Since this really tends to be very static data, we hard-code it in the jsp for optimum performance.

You have a choice over these decisions!

Regards,
Ming

Hello again,

I can confirm that the Prev & Next that you mentioned earlier will be added to the message catalog in the next release.

For the countries, these are hard-coded to allow people to change them to restrict the countries allowed and to improve performance.

Thanks also for your kind words about KonaKart! 

Regards,
Ming

Thanks for posting these experiences Burz,   I'm sure others will find them interesting.

We run our online demo on an eApps account and have found them to provide good support and high-availability.   Due to our particular requirements we have set up our online demos using a tomcat that we have installed ourselves (the normal KonaKart installation process actually), rather than the one that eApps provide.   eApps are the only ISP we know who provide KonaKart as a selectable application from their control panel.  This ease-of-installation might be appealing to some users.

We have also used GoDaddy in the past and our experiences were more positive than yours.   Again we set up our own tomcat for KonaKart (standard KonaKart installation) and didn't have any restrictions or problems.

Regards, Ming

Hi Hatem,

Thanks for pointing out the hard-coded Prev and Next strings.   We should probably add those to our message catalog in the next version (no need to send us the jsp, thanks).   I'll raise the suggestion internally.

If you find any more hard-coded strings, please let us know, it would be good if we could eliminate these.

Good news that you are making good progress with this on only your 3rd day with KonaKart!  Well done!

Ming

Hi Hatem,

For sub-total and total I think these are defined in the module properties files.

eg:  look inside the jar in the lib directory for the konakart webapp:  konakart_ordertotal_subtotal.jar

The english one has:  (Subtotal_en.properties)

module.order.total.subtotal.title=Sub-Total
module.order.total.subtotal.description=Order Sub-Total

You could edit those properties files and put them back in the jar or in the classes directory...  Alternatively you could edit these properties files in the custom\modules\src\com\konakart\bl\modules\ordertotal\subtotal source code and rebuild new jars with the ant build file provided... then replace the jars.  (This approach is probably easier - check the guide to building the custom jars if you haven't seen that already http://www.konakart.com/customizationfaq.php)

Shipping and payment modules are similar.

It would be great if you could contribute the translations to the contributions board on this forum when you've finished.

I'd also like to see your website in Arabic when you can send us a link!

Thanks,
Ming

[5. Recognition. You must add a "Powered by KonaKart" link in the form Powered by KonaKart either on the main page of the shopping cart application or on a credits page linked to from the main page.]

Hi,

Is there some licensing I need to enable the SAVE button

Just to be clear on this, in KonaKart there are no such blocks anywhere in the code.   There are no limits at all in the free product like you see with some free software.

The product is free and there are only a few conditions of use:  http://www.konakart.com/documents/LICENSE.txt

The one clause that we ask users to pay particular attention to is clause 5 which states:

5. Recognition. You must add a "Powered by KonaKart" link in the form Powered by KonaKart either on the main page of the shopping cart application or on a credits page linked to from the main page.

Thanks,
Ming

Hi Rafaello,

Not sure what you've done there.

If you used the regular KonaKart installer you will get a new tomcat and KonaKart and KonaKartAdmin will be installed as webapps in that.   Unless you take some action it won't affect your existing tomcat elsewhere.

For the OpenCms integration, please check the documentation http://www.konakart.com/opencms.php

Since the communication from OpenCms to KonaKart uses SOAP, you don't have to install KonaKart in the same tomcat as OpenCms..  indeed it can be installed on another machine if you like.

If you just install the OpenCms integration module for KonaKart you don't even have to install KonaKart anywhere because it will point to our demo installation of KonaKart.  This is just to get it up and running quickly and easily as a demonstration, obvioulsy no good if you want your own shop.  For that you need to install your own coy of KonaKart (as mentioned above).

Hopefully that makes some sense?!

Regards,
Ming