[opencms-dev] Using Import File from Server utility in OpenCms 6.0

[Michael Emmerich]

If you want to import a large number of files 1:1 into OpenCms (i.e. 
they must be imported unchanged), I would never try to use the DB- 
Import feature and start to modify the manifest.xml by hand.

Take a look at the synchronization feature, with this one you can 
synchronize a folder in your server filesystem with a folder of the 
OpenCms VFS. I think this is much easier to do this way.

Regards,
Michael Emmerich

Alkacon Software - The OpenCms Experts
http://www.alkacon.com

Hufford, Brian schrieb:
> Hi All, 
> I am attempting to bulk import some data from a preexisting DB. I have created XML Content (xsd) for these items and exported/formatted them according to the xsd guidelines. 
> I found some tips elsewhere on the web that I should be able to do this using the DB import utility. 
> I exported a few items from my VFS and took a look at the manifest.xml file that is generated as part of the export. The tip I found told me to modify this manifest and put it in a zip file along with my xml files for the import. However, when I ran the import it appeared to finish (no error messages), but no details either, nothing. 
> Has anyone attempted this before...or can someone show me what a well formed manifest.xml for an import would look like? 
> The export manifest had nodes that looked like this: 
> 
> <file> 
> <source>sites/MySite/Geography/City/SanFrancisco.html</source> 
> <destination>sites/MySite/Geography/City/SanFrancisco.html</destination> 
> <type>XmlCity</type> 
> <uuidresource>58684415-2171-11da-b445-3323d17f74a9</uuidresource> 
> <datelastmodified>Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:22:29 GMT</datelastmodified> 
> <userlastmodified>Admin</userlastmodified> 
> <datecreated>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:36:05 GMT</datecreated> 
> <usercreated>Admin</usercreated> 
> <flags>0</flags> 
> <properties/> 
> <accesscontrol/> 
> </file> 
> 
> I assume I would just replace these <file> nodes with new ones representing my files to be imported. However, the uuidresource, datelastmodified, userlastmodified, datecreated, usercreated attributes seem to be irrelevant while loading "new" files. 
> Any help would be much appreciated. 
> thanks! 
> 
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