Problem with importing VM2 products in HikaShop

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.4.0
-- Joomla version -- : 3.4.0
-- Browser(s) name and version -- : Chrome

Hi,

I'm trying to import VM2 products to HikaShop 3.4.0 but have some problems.
I'm using VM2 2.6.6 version on Joomla 2.5

First I copy VM2 tables from my old joomla 2.5 site and insert this tables into Joomla 3.4.0 database then I use function import in HikaShop. When I click next(backup page) I get only this error:(attach screenshot)

I tried with other method. Install CSVI to my Joomla 2.5 site and export all products with all data to .CSV file then I go to my Joomla 3.4.0 site with HikaShop and use import function to import products from CSVI. So HikaShop start loading and after 2-5 min loading its only redirect me to my home page and when I go to back-end administrator->HikaShop there is no product at all... I checked the database tables but all are empty...

Can anyone help me how to import my products from VM2(Joomla 2.5) to HikaShop 2.4.0(Joomla 3.4.0)?

Hi,

The best will be to install HikaShop on the Joomla 2.5 website ; do the import and then migrate the HikaShop data from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.4
HikaShop need some VirtueMart files in order to work properly ; so if it can't find the VM configuration file, it shouldn't work properly.

Regards,

Hi,

I tried the way you told me but again there is a problem with importing products.
When I install HikaShop to Joomla 2.5 site(VM 2.6.6) and use import function, in steps I saw that there was imported products, categories, prices and etc and when import finished I go to product page and there are no products, only brand three on left site.

How can I fix this issue and import products correctly?

Kind Regards

Hi,

Does your VM website in several languages ?
VM2 store the product data in a special language table ; so if you're importing "english" products but the products are store in another language table, HikaShop won't be able to load the product data (and won't import them).
That's why there is a language selector in the import screen when you choose VM2.

Regards,

Hi,

Yeah I checked that and products are in bg tables so in the field in HikaShop I wrote bg-BG. Is this right?

Hi,

I move all files to a local server to pass the problem with execution time.
I tried again to make import from VirtueMart databases but there is an error.(attach file)

Then I update virtuemart to 3.0.6.2 and tried again but there is the same error.

Do you have anything in mind about this problem?

Kind Regards
Boyan

Hi,

Sorry for this very very (very ?) late reply..
Do you have solved your issue ? if not, please paste the full text of the error, that will help us to find the origin of the issue.

As I can see, this can potentially be due to a simple or double quote present in one of your product or category name/description which is broking the request. But with the full error message we will be able to give you a more precise answer.

Hi Xavier,

No, I didn't solve this issue. I tried and tried and make an freelancer request at freelancer.com.
Two freelancers tried to solve this but with the same results - nothing.
So I didn't have more time to test and I removed HikaShop and continue using VM.
I wanted to use HikaShop because it's better and I like it but...

Hi,

HikaShop 2.5.0 contains the fix for your issue with the VM2 import.
(After that, the VM import is not really compatible with VM3).
The fixes has been introduced in HikaShop 2.3.4
CF : www.hikashop.com/support/support/documen...ashop-changelog.html

The modification affect the category_ordering (which is empty in your SQL query) in order to force the display of a number instead of an empty string (which was the difficult part in the debug ; to find in the image the precise error in all the text).

So in the VM helper import, the code is now : Where you can see a " (int) " before the insert of the ordering value, to force it as a number.

Regards,