IMCE FTP Import

Great stuff. Hopefully I can get this moving towards D7 too.

Hey NaX,

Really awesome stuff! I have been reading through all the work you have done trying to get filefield_sources to work and now this small module, you are totally gonna save me on my current project! This module looks like exactly what I need but when I go to the imce-import page I get a WSOD :(
Could it be because I am using version 2? IMCE 6.x-2.2

Hi,

Thanks for commenting on my blog!

Just wondering -- have you tried out the new "File attach from server directory" option for filefield_sources? It's been added since I wrote that blog post, and seems to do essentially what it sounds like this issue is aiming to resolve...

Cheers,
John

John, the "Server Directory" thing almost works. But it lists a bazillion files, and doesn't give the option to not copy the file to another directory. In my case I'm looking at a pre-existing folder structure from Drupal 6 that I really just don't want to stop using in the migration to D7. The D6 version gives the options and I assume from what's written in the D7 module that it'll eventually get there.

This IMCE FTP import project is really interesting because it allows for a GUI way of managing those additions, and is something that people other than developers could use. I still love the efficiency of yours. If only there were a single button in IMCE to scour all directories in a tree and add certain file types to the database, I'd be the happiest camper at the summer camp for nerds.

I'm posting ads to Craigslist and the like to see if I can hire someone to get this to D7, it's just out of my scope of understanding.

NaX, I appreciate all the tips. The Coder module is entirely new to me and something I'd love to read up on later. I'm not particularly strong in PHP, IA and UI are my skills. Visual stuff, you know. That's why getting image files imported is such a big deal to me.

I offer a bounty of $120, PayPal'd.

So I was able to get a near-working version of the IMCE Import for Drupal 7 with the help of a developer.

The creation of directories on install doesn't happen, but moving files and adding them to the database does. Manually adding the directories of the D6 version directly to the sites/nameofsite/files directory is the solution for now.

Anybody want to give it a try? Maybe give a few pointers?

Hi there,

I have developed my own D7 port and completed it before #9 was posted. From my testing and comparing, my version address the install directory creation issue and does not error on install.

My version also tackles a bug where the select list on the IMCE Import page changes when a user selects a different active directory in the IMCE browser.

Let me know what you think.

Nice stuff, dgcartersa!

Cool stuff Ladies and Gents!

I know it's early days yet but is this moving towards being a full project?

IT REALLY SHOULD BE!!! GREAT enhancement to IMCE, WYSIWYG editing and serious image content management in Drupal!

I'll still need a D6 version.

Unfortunately it seems IMCE import doesn't complete the task the way a direct upload in IMCE does. Files imported through IMCE Import that are referenced by FileField Sources, then removed from the file field in a node, are deleted from their source location. They shouldn't be. Files imported through IMCE Import should behave like IMCE-uploaded files and remain where they're put.

See: http://drupal.org/node/1216908 - IMCE records uploaded files in file_usage table even if they are not in use

Thanks, NaX.

The error I'm seeing with the patch (where /srv/www/d7-multisite/public_html/ is the Drupal root):

PDOException: SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1048 Column 'fid' cannot be null: INSERT INTO {file_usage} (fid, module, type, id, count) VALUES (:db_insert_placeholder_0, :db_insert_placeholder_1, :db_insert_placeholder_2, :db_insert_placeholder_3, :db_insert_placeholder_4); Array ( [:db_insert_placeholder_0] => [:db_insert_placeholder_1] => imce [:db_insert_placeholder_2] => file [:db_insert_placeholder_3] => [:db_insert_placeholder_4] => 1 ) in file_usage_add() (line 663 of /srv/www/d7-multisite/public_html/includes/file.inc).

Thanks. Still getting errors:

PDOException: SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1062 Duplicate entry 'public://images/photographs/snapshots/2011/10/16/japan-day-15_nb' for key 'uri': INSERT INTO {file_managed} (uid, filename, uri, filemime, filesize, status, timestamp) VALUES (:db_insert_placeholder_0, :db_insert_placeholder_1, :db_insert_placeholder_2, :db_insert_placeholder_3, :db_insert_placeholder_4, :db_insert_placeholder_5, :db_insert_placeholder_6); Array ( [:db_insert_placeholder_0] => 1 [:db_insert_placeholder_1] => japan-day-15_nb_20111016_1238.jpg [:db_insert_placeholder_2] => public://images/photographs/snapshots/2011/10/16/japan-day-15_nboguszewski_20111016_1238.jpg [:db_insert_placeholder_3] => image/jpeg [:db_insert_placeholder_4] => 848563 [:db_insert_placeholder_5] => 1 [:db_insert_placeholder_6] => 1319250806 ) in drupal_write_record() (line 6868 of /srv/www/d7-multisite/public_html/includes/common.inc).

imce_filefield allows using ftp files in file fields.

Hi ufku,
Thanks a lot for the IMCE for FileField-Module! I have still used it for some projects. Unfortunately it works "only" with the file field and not with the field type video. Do you have a version which works in the same way but with the video field (from the video-module)?

Renaming to previous title. If you want a related feature, please open a new issue.