Making 'MyStore' ... 'YourStore'

This is not nearly as bad as it is going to seem at first. If you do make mistakes, your store will not function properly; however, since none of the saved files go back to the Templates folder, you can always get a fresh document to work on. It is suggested that you create a sample version of your category database (just a few entries) to try out first before spending a lot of time doing it wrong. All templates are in the Templates folder. Do not make the mistake of saving the document you're about to edit, back to this folder!

We recommend that you use the Catagory Database Wizard to create lines to copy and paste in sequence to this document. Go back to Control Central and click "VIEW -- Database Wizard".

First make some categories
Open the database category file. The template is:
category_db.me

This file is principally a JavaScript document. It is where you provide the information necessary for your customers to search the site. You can have as many product categories as you like. The category should be a logical grouping of items. You will be creating a separate folder in your database for each product category defined here. Don't be affraid to use special categories, such as "OnSale", or "Discontinued Items" along with your general product categories.

You'll notice a line beginning with cat[n]. This a sample lines to give you an idea of how to establish categories. Each category is represented by the first word in the line followed by an '&' sign with no space between the end of the word and the '&' sign.

After the first '&' is a list of '&' delimited items. These items are simply representative of types of items in the category and are included to give your customer an idea of what's available. The list need not be complete unless you want it to be.

Enter your own categories and items by replacing the sample line. Be careful to retain the single quote marks at the beginning and end of each line. Each cat must be numbered in sequence. (cat[0], cat[1], cat[2], ..... cat[n])

When you're finished with your changes, save this document to the MyStore/Database folder as:

category_db.htm

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