Customizing the Googlebase Data Feed

[efficiondave]

I want to make a minor customization to the GoogleBase data feed but digging around in the code a bit it looks like the provider is in the closed CommerceBuilder code.

We just want to be able to add a word before the product name/title.

Anyone know if there's an easy way to do this without buying full source? I've done it manually for now (only 30 products) but would like to have it automated for the future.

David

[mazhar]

The only way I see is to write some code that will adjust the outputted feed file. Have a look at following thread about CSV processing in AbleCommerce viewtopic.php?f=61&t=9828
You can write a custom routine to read and then update your generated CSV file. For example after generating the feed provide your custom routine the full path to feed file with the word you want to have in product name. Then read data from feed file using csv reader and save it back using csv writer after amending the word in product name.

[jmestep]

There is an article on the Wiki about it. I've made customizations to it for W2M and created an admin page to select options for what fields to use in the feed, including using a template field for the UPC code.
http://wiki.ablecommerce.com/index.php/ ... d_Provider