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==ZenCart and Quickbooks== | ==ZenCart and Quickbooks== | ||
ZenCart's target audience includes small businesses, many of whom also use [[QuickBooks]] and would like a way to exchange data between the two systems. Some considerable work has been done on this. | ZenCart's target audience includes small businesses, many of whom also use [[QuickBooks]] and would like a way to exchange data between the two systems. Some considerable work has been done on this. | ||
| + | ===QODBC=== | ||
| + | Data in QuickBooks can be accessed via [[ODBC]] if you have the QODBC module (which is not, unfortunately, free). | ||
| + | ===QBI QuickBooks Import=== | ||
| + | The other major avenue appears to be a ZenCart module for Quickbooks, called QBI QuickBooks Import. The module costs $50. It apparently generates [[filetype:.iif|.iif]] files, which QuickBooks knows how to import. | ||
| + | * [http://www.libermansound.com/qbi/ QBI Quickbooks Import] official page | ||
| + | ** [http://www.libermansound.com/qbi/phpBB2/ official support forum] | ||
| + | * QBI support forums at ZenCart: | ||
| + | ** [http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35220 main support thread] | ||
| + | ** [http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6152 archived QuickBooks QBI forum]: original statement of the problem | ||
| + | ** [http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35755 QuickBooks Endicia Zencart]: discussion of ZenCart, QuickBooks, Endicia, and other shipping methods | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* When told to create the configure.php files and make them writeable, do not bother editing them; the web-based install overwrites what is in the file. | * When told to create the configure.php files and make them writeable, do not bother editing them; the web-based install overwrites what is in the file. | ||
* The "ZenCart" and "Sashbox" banners which appear down the sides and at the bottom can be turned off in the "banner manager" tool. Also, inside the "Layout Boxes Controller" tool are modules named "banner_box.php", "banner_box_all.php", and "banner_box2.php"; these probably/maybe have something to do with how/where banners are displayed (when there are any to display). | * The "ZenCart" and "Sashbox" banners which appear down the sides and at the bottom can be turned off in the "banner manager" tool. Also, inside the "Layout Boxes Controller" tool are modules named "banner_box.php", "banner_box_all.php", and "banner_box2.php"; these probably/maybe have something to do with how/where banners are displayed (when there are any to display). | ||
* In the admin section, the '''username''' is '''case-sensitive'''. (Passwords are usually case-sensitive, but not usernames.) | * In the admin section, the '''username''' is '''case-sensitive'''. (Passwords are usually case-sensitive, but not usernames.) | ||
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Overview
ZenCart is a free, open-source application for running an online store. It is based on osCommerce.
Reference
Differences from osCommerce
- Plusses
- Runs with or without register globals on
- More friendly managing of admin security
- Supports multiple admin users, with different privilege levels
ZenCart and Quickbooks
ZenCart's target audience includes small businesses, many of whom also use QuickBooks and would like a way to exchange data between the two systems. Some considerable work has been done on this.
QODBC
Data in QuickBooks can be accessed via ODBC if you have the QODBC module (which is not, unfortunately, free).
QBI QuickBooks Import
The other major avenue appears to be a ZenCart module for Quickbooks, called QBI QuickBooks Import. The module costs $50. It apparently generates .iif files, which QuickBooks knows how to import.
- QBI Quickbooks Import official page
- QBI support forums at ZenCart:
- main support thread
- archived QuickBooks QBI forum: original statement of the problem
- QuickBooks Endicia Zencart: discussion of ZenCart, QuickBooks, Endicia, and other shipping methods
Notes
- When told to create the configure.php files and make them writeable, do not bother editing them; the web-based install overwrites what is in the file.
- The "ZenCart" and "Sashbox" banners which appear down the sides and at the bottom can be turned off in the "banner manager" tool. Also, inside the "Layout Boxes Controller" tool are modules named "banner_box.php", "banner_box_all.php", and "banner_box2.php"; these probably/maybe have something to do with how/where banners are displayed (when there are any to display).
- In the admin section, the username is case-sensitive. (Passwords are usually case-sensitive, but not usernames.)