hi Ryan,
can you use the "ID" to overwrite? That one should not change

Hi,

I have existing K2 items created but need to import over the top of them based on new custom field values. The only real field that i can use that is unique to each item is the 'alias' field.

Title will not work because some items have the exact same title with only the alias to separate them.

How can re-import a csv using your extension and only target those items with a specific alias.

Please advise.

Thanks,
Ryan.

I created a new categorie, and a new item for this new categorie and worked !
But the others categories and itens still not work.

I imported from other server , K2 v2.6.7 using the k2 importer (www.joomlaworks.net/forum/k2-en/16491-tool-for-importing-exporting-items-to-from-k2?limitstart=0)

What u think has happen ?

Hi,
I'm using these following plugins:
1. For multiple extra fields: www.joomreem.com/multiple-extra-fields-groups-mefg-for-k2.html
2. For multiple categories: www.netpin.gr/extensions/item/1-k2-additonal-categories

Hope you can add some support for these plugins.

Thanks.

Hi Victor.
Multiple categories or multiple extra field groups are not possible with the K2 Import/Export extension.
How do you plugins manage the multiple categories?

Hi,

Just purchased this tool and it's working great.
However I'm using two different K2 plugins for adding multiple categories and extra field groups per item.
Is it possible to import item into multiple categories?
How about import also the information of all Extra Field Groups into item (not only one)?

Please advice.

Thanks.

A new version (2.3) of this extension was published with some nice new features:

• Import/Export category images
• images/gallery images/category images/attachments can be imported from an URL
• easier selection of sub-categories during the import
• Place items into correct category if the import has to overwrite based on ID
• Help link updated
• path for images/gallery images/category images/attachments can be anywhere on the server, does not need to be under the joomla folder

find the new version here: www.individual-it.net/en/Joomla/#27
If you already bought this extension please also check if your download link is still valid. You get the update for free if your download link is still active. It stays active for 10 days for every EUR you have paid.

Hi,
sorry I do not understand you.

According to your first post you had the date-fields:
- created
- Published Up
- Published Down

For recreating the alias field just do set "Alias" to "take standard value" in the "associate the fields" window or delete the column in the CSV file all together

HI,

I didn'nt had the datefiels within my export. My colums were only "ID","Image","Images for the Gallery"
However, I tried further on an added the colums "title","created","publish_up","publish_down" from the database.

I suggest that the title always gets rewritten e.g. the alias and the import script loops the date fields.
With these fields added to the import I don't get an error anymore. That was not what I suggested for an update for the image and gallery but it works in the meantime.

I suppose that you can't reproduce this, don't you?

Peer

Hi,
check the date and time formats in your CSV file. It should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss" e.g. "2012-05-16 15:17:14". If you saved the file with a spreadsheet software like Excel or Openoffice check the CSV file with a text editor before importing.

Where did you store the images for the import?

hi there,

I want to use the import export tool to update the image and image_gallery which I thought would be easier with this tool.
However I'm struggling with the import.

On a test-system I've got J3.4.1 and k2 2.6.8 installed. k2_import export is 2.2 based on windows Xampp

In my testfile I've got "ID","Image","Images for the Gallery" with two rows of data. The IDs from the csv-file are the same than the item IDs within k2_items-table and charset is utf8.
I always end up with the error-massage shown below.
- I then updated components/com_k2_views/item/view.html.php manually due to the date issue. no effect.
- I then updated to k2 2.6.9, no effect.
- My item titles and aliases are getting overwritten by "imported-item-2015-07-09-10-23-xx"

What are the minimum values to only "update" k2 items by selected id given in the csv file and which options shall be selected to configute only for an update?

many thanks, Peer

the errormessage is as follows:
importing items, please stand by
items were imported, but with some problems:
row: 1 - save item -
"" is not a valid date in the "created" column. Will set to 2015-07-09 10:41:28
"" is not a valid date in the "Publish Up" column. Will set to 2015-07-09 10:41:28
"" is not a valid date in the "Publish Down" column. Will set to 0000-00-00 00:00:00 what means "never"
row: 1 - save image - Local file doesn't exist. tmp/k2_import/C2-Leather-Basic.png
row: 2 - save item -
"" is not a valid date in the "created" column. Will set to 2015-07-09 10:41:28
"" is not a valid date in the "Publish Up" column. Will set to 2015-07-09 10:41:28
"" is not a valid date in the "Publish Down" column. Will set to 0000-00-00 00:00:00 what means "never"
could not copy the file tmp/k2_import/C1-White-Semi.png
could not copy the file tmp/k2_import/C1-White-Basic.png
could not copy the file tmp/k2_import/C1-White-Full.png
row: 2 - save image - Local file doesn't exist. tmp/k2_import/C1-White-Semi.png
Row: 2 / memory peak: 7.5 MB
Import finished

Hi Sean,
it should lead to this forum. Sorry I forgot to update the link in the component after the K2 forum was moved.
Thank you to point that out. I will change it in the next version

Hi

The "Instructions" button in the component's control panel leads to a page at JoomlaWorks with the following error message:

"Access Denied
You do not have permissions to access this page."

Even though I'm logged in at JoomlaWorks.

The same applies to the "Manual" link on your website

seems to be fixed with Joomla 3.0
I strogly advise not to use the outdated Joomla 2.5

I checked and updated, but still the same.

Please check the publish-up date and the permissions.

Hi, i have a help with K2 extension tool. K2 items are not showing on website page, i dont know why..

@drknickel
www.individual-it.net/en/kontakt-impressum.html
Please contact me on my contact form and we can exchange PGP details to make you able the send me your admin details encrypted so I can debug it on your host.

@Viktor Don't know how long year for you are. For me it says that your last post came 3days and 20h ago. Sorry for the late delay, maybe I should work more often on weekends.
I will send your money back.
BTW: my page says: "the version 1.x is for Joomla 1.5 /1.6 / 1.7 / 2.5; the version 2.x is for Joomla 3.x"
Might help to read before complaning in such unnice way.

Individual IT wrote: @drknickel please delete /administrator/components/com_k2import and /components/com_k2import and see if you can reinstall then.

The directorys are deleted, still does not work:
Komponenteninstallation: Datenbankfunktion erzeugt keine Fehlermeldungen
Fehler bei der Komponenten-Installation.

Greets