Batch import files as nodes
xurizaemon - July 27, 2009 - 23:47
| Project: | File import |
| Version: | 6.x-1.0-beta3 |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | xurizaemon |
| Status: | active |
Description
We had a need to batch-import file attachments from an old site, and create a node per attachment.
As most of these nodes were .doc, .pdf or .txt, we also considered automatically extracting the node body from the document.
This is only partial code, but we're continuing our work on it and hope to improve it further.

#1
OK, so there are a lot of TODO items sitting in this patch. But hopefully it's a step in the right direction.
Some notes:
Some changes / future steps which this module suggests:
Attached are the patch and a downloadable copy which you can experiment with easily.
To try it out:
I know the UI has some gaping holes and I'd really welcome any complaints and suggestions for how this could be made more awesome. Please test and give feedback!
Thanks