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<?php
//get import resource helper
$helper = Mage::getResourceHelper('importexport');

//get next auto increment id
$res = Mage::getSingleton('core/resource');
$readConnection = $res->getConnection('core_read');
$table = $res->getTableName('catalog_product_entity');
$id = Mage::getResourceHelper('importexport')->getNextAutoincrement("{$table}");

//Get product image
$attribute = 'small_image';//image、small_image、thumbnail
$this->helper('catalog/image')->init($product, $attribute)->resize(148, 113);


//get store base url
echo $_store->getBaseUrl('web');
//like http://www.xbc.me

echo $_store->getCurrenUrl();
//like http://www.xbc.me/index.php/?___store=default&___from_store=default

//cut string width magento style
Mage::helper('core/string')->truncate($string,$length);

//get current currency
Mage::helper('core')->currency($pr->getPrice());

//check magento attribte exists
//entity type code: customer customer_address catalog_category catalog_product order invioce creditmemo shipment 
$_attribute = Mage::getModel('eav/entity_attribute')->getIdByCode('catalog_product', $attributeCode);

//get magento timestamp
$now = Mage::getModel('core/date')->timestamp(time());

//get default store
$defaultStore = Mage::app()->getDefaultStoreView()->getId();
$websiteId = Mage::getModel('core/store')->load($defaultStore)->getWebsiteId();

// get customer group ids
$customerGroups = Mage::getResourceModel('customer/group_collection')->toOptionHash();
$group_ids = implode(',',  array_keys($customerGroups));

// format price 
$formattedPrice = Mage::helper('core')->currency($_finalPrice,true,false);
?>