Need help with CVS import (import-export module)

Posted by walterbyrd on January 16, 2006 at 6:18pm

Trying to import into 4.6.3, which is remotely host.

I could not get the XML import to work, so I tried CVS. Not only did that not work either, but the books I had stored are now gone.

These are the errors I'm getting:

CVS import
Node Type -> Book
[check] Insert non existing records

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Cannot force new node id nodeid 0: solved

Posted by mchisari on April 24, 2006 at 10:48pm

I just discovered that Import-export module, by default, is configured not to create new "node id"'s if they don't already exist, despite of the options offered in import page.
You have either to:

Create nodes beforehand, then overwrite them by importing .xml file (the node is overwritten depending on its "nid" number).
Edit import_export.module, locate the line "define('ALLOW_FORCE_NEW_NODE_ID', 0);", and replace it with "define('ALLOW_FORCE_NEW_NODE_ID', 1);".

After having done one of these, you will be able to create new nodes while importing (at least, I've been).