Product Categories

This category list is used in your store to provide navigation information so your customer can choose a particular product category to view from the "Browse" page. The "Browse" page displays a table list of the categories you name here with examples of items in the category and optional images.

New Category
category number:  This is an auto incrementing field which is set to 0 if you are working on a new file or to the next logical line number if you have loaded an existing file.
product category name:  This is a navigation entry. The name must be identical to a folder name you create in the main Database folder. It will hold the product table and other files for this category. This same name, in all lower case will be used again when creating the product table for this category by adding _db.htm IE: the_category_name_db.htm. Use standard file characters and numbers only.
image to represent category:  An image file entered here will be displayed on the "Browse" page in the left hand column next to the category row as a link to the database table for that category. This image, if named here, will be used instead of the generic altgo.gif located in the Layout/Buttons folder. This image file must be located in a sub folder, named "Images", of this category folder. The image size should not exceed approximately 64 x 64 pixels.

Examples List:
text to illustrate item  Enter brief phrases here just to show the customer some examples of items in this category.
image to illustrate item  You can also enter a thumbnail image (appx. 100 x 100 pixels) to show an item. Browse or type in the image file name. More than a couple of images here will bloat the category list. The images must be located in the Images folder for the category.
add  Click the 'add' button for each item example you wish to show.
make category  Click the 'make category' button when finished adding items. This will assemble and display a new category line.

Notes:
Category numbers begin with zero for the first category.
Be sure to enter a product category name first. This name is used to set the path to any illustrative image files in the Images folder for the category.

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