ViaJcart - User Manual - Chapter 4

Chapter 4 - Catalog files

Each catalog file is an ASCII (text) file that contains information about group of items that have something in common. A specific menu entry will point to each catalog. Each line in the catalog represents one item.

Line Format:

ItemNo	- is an item number or SKU number
Description	- is a short item description
Price[;from-to]	- is an item price (1.00, 58.95, etc) or price and item range (see multi-price section below)
ItemDesc	- this field can contain: 1) name of the ASCII text file in Txt directory. This file can be up to 32K long. It usually contains detailed information about this item. 2) the description itself in one long line. The JSC will break this line into several small lines based on "ItemTextLineSize" in the JSC.ini file.
Pic1.gif[,Pic2.gif] or HTML option ItemHTMLPages=Yes in JSC.ini file	- is a GIF or JPG file that contain an image of this item in the Pic directory. The Pic1 represents large image that will be displayed in the Item window. The Pic2 is an optional thumbnail image. If it is omitted the Pic1 will be used in both places. - is a HTML page name containing item Image and Description. In most cases you need to specify Path for each page unless you put your pages in the same directory where you keep your .class , .jar, .cab files. For example if you keep pages on the same level as your ViaJCart directory you will need to use ../ in front of the page name ../MyhtmlPage.htm.
Audio	- is an audio file for this item in the Aud directory in .au format or HTML page that points to the Real Audio file format. If you use .au files exercise caution because audio files in .au format are large even if you have just a few seconds of audio. See Chapter on Audio to see how to setup RealAudio for each item.
PurchaseForm	- is a name of the ASCII purchase form file in Frm directory. See Chapter 5 for information on how to create this form.
ShipHandleInfo	- is the indicator with represents a type of an item. See Chapter 5 for more info.
Password	- is a password that will be send to the customer if you allow immediate download after the credit card was processed. The passwords must be encrypted via Decrypt utility before uploading the catalog. See chapter about Real Time processing for more details. IMPORTANT: This field is optional and should not be used if don’t use this feature. You can leave it off completely or use ‘*’ as a placeholder.

The line contains 8 fields separated with '|'. You have use any text edit (NotePad for example) to create it as long as you save this file as plain ASCII (text) file. The fields can contain an "*" if specific field is not utilized. We recommend that you create a default image and text file instead of "*".

A15pc|Insignia Assortment|19.58|*|Html/insignia_lg.htm|*|pform1.txt|*
JFH1|Floral Heart|9.53|*|Html/jerbeau.htm|*|pform2.txt|*
CCBmn|Chocolate Champagne Bottle|40|*|Html/choco_b.htm|*|pform_choco_b.txt|*
#106016-5|Petits-Fours Tray|90|*|Html/petits_fours.htm|*|pform2.txt|*
#371270-3|Marrons Glaces|35|*|Html/marrons_glaces.htm|*|pform2.txt|*
CBar|Chocolate bar|2.25|*|Html/chocolate_bar.htm|*|pform_chocolate_bar.txt|*
CCgr|Chocolate Cigars|27|*|Html/chocolate_c.htm|*|pform_chocolate_c.txt|*
CRose|Chocolate Roses|70|*|Html/chocolate_r.htm|*|pform_chocolate_r.txt|*