Importing just members

[chris1979]

I have a list of members: username, password, e-mail address

Is there a way to bulk import those?

[Steve Machol]

Yes, install Impex and use the CSV/Text import option.

[chris1979]

Is there a page on how to do this? What format should the users.txt file be? I tried username,e-mail,password and the first module simply said file 'Not OK' and no more than that. The second module didn't do anything - just returned to the module page.

[Steve Machol]

It should accept a comma delimited file. IIRC it let's you choose the delimit type and the order.

Please read the online Impex import instructions here:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/impex

[chris1979]

I've read those instructions before and I can't find anything there about importing from a text file. This can't be such an unusual thing, surely?

Does that data need to be surrounded by "'s or anything like that?

[Steve Machol]

No it doesn't. When I did this for a test import a while back everything was pretty self-explanatry. Perhaps you can state exactly what you are doing.

[chris1979]

I've sorted it out. It wanted the path to the text file to be in relation to the forum and I'd put the full path.

Good job most coders are psychic. ;)

[Steve Machol]

Really? I would have thought the full path would have worked in you preceeded it with a /.

[chris1979]

It not did. But it's sorted now.

Thanks for your help.

[Steve Machol]

It should. Please report this in the 3.6 Bug Tracker here:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs36.php

[Jerry]

Interesting as it passes the path to
file() to get the file, so absolute paths should work fine.