[support] node image bulk upload? - no CCK

[sander-martijn]

I just realized it's set up slightly differently than I thought.  The 
Gallery is a custom content type with a custom image field with Multiple 
values checked - so once you've uploaded one you can upload another.  So 
I guess it's a CCK issue.  If you have multiple values enabled is there 
a way to show multiple upload fields?  Can I add more than one of these 
fields but have them be used the same way (eg. photo1, photo2, photo3 
etc) and allow multiple values for each?



Shai Gluskin wrote:
> Sander,
>
> I don't have time to really mull this -- but it sounds like you are in 
> need of gallery functionality. I don't like the gallery functionality 
> that comes with the Image module install.
>
> Acidfree is much better, but not perfect. With acidfree you can create 
> an "album" which is a special node type that will include references 
> to all the image nodes that you've imported into the album. The images 
> are nodes, but they are also included in the album node that you've 
> created.
>
> Then there is Gallery2 which is kind of bloatware if you don't need 
> everything, has its own significant learning curve, and suffers from 
> not being a "made for Drupal" project -- though if you need what it 
> does, its great.
>
> One thing I didn't mention, because I haven't used it, is IMCE. It 
> gets good reviews and it doesn't create images as nodes, it just 
> inserts them into nodes. I believe I read about a bulk upload feature 
> in the works or maybe already done -- check it out. Having the 
> individual images as nodes has a certain elegance but can create its 
> own overhead/complexity which, if you don't need it, is better done 
> without.
>
> Shai
>
>
> On 9/10/07, *sander-martijn* <sander at sander-martijn.com 
> <mailto:sander at sander-martijn.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks, I checked out the first option which would be perfect 
>     (haven't tried the second yet) and realized I have to clarify
>     something.  The image_import module creates image nodes.  What I
>     have set up is node_images, where you can attach images to a
>     node.  Currently you have to do this one at a time.  There will be
>     a lot of Nodes (probably about 50-60 maybe more, each representing
>     a gallery) and there will be about 5-10 images attached to each
>     node.  I'm looking for a way to either upload all the images by
>     ftp and then pull them into the the nodes or have multiple upload
>     fields display on the node at a time so that several can be
>     attached at once.
>
>     thanks
>     sander
>
>
>     Shai Gluskin wrote:
>>     Sander,
>>
>>     The image_import module (which comes with the Image module) does
>>     this the FTP way. First upload via FTP and then bulk import to
>>     nodes. Obviously the limitation there is that only admins with
>>     FTP privileges can do it.
>>
>>     The Acidfree module has a way to allow users to do it, by
>>     uploading a zip or tar file from an Import Images screen. Problem
>>     there is a lot of end users won't be agile enough with
>>     zipping/tarring. In addition, OS X's built-in zipping function
>>     (called Archive) -- includes resource fork files which then get
>>     turned into blank image nodes. So even with Acidfree folk who
>>     feel comfortable with zipping -- you explain to Mac users how to
>>     make a "clean" archive.
>>
>>     I think what a lot of folks long for is something similar to the
>>     interface that Facebook uses for bulk image uploads. I'm sure it
>>     will arrive sooner or later, I'm not up on who might be working
>>     on thinking about such a tool. Maybe others know.
>>
>>     The Acidfree interface when you do the bulk upload is nice, being
>>     able to edit relevant node fields for all the images on the same
>>     screen.
>>
>>     Shai
>>
>>     On 9/10/07, * sander-martijn* <sander at sander-martijn.com
>>     <mailto:sander at sander-martijn.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Ist there a way to allow for bulk upload of images attached
>>         to nodes?
>>         One option that would work would be to display multiple file
>>         browsers on
>>         the node's edit page instead of one at a time.  Another would
>>         be to ftp
>>         the images to the server and then somehow attach them.  Or
>>         perhaps
>>         there's already a module for it?
>>
>>         thanks
>>         .s
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