Forums / Developer / Import image process into kernel
thibaut colin
Thursday 25 June 2009 6:08:14 am
Hi everybody,
I'm developping a xml import script who create and publish object on eZ database. There are many link to image on these files and I search into the kernel what are the methods and classes I have to use in order to insert correctly all image as well as I make all this process into Admin interface.
I see that the datatype ezimage is link to the ezPersistentObject class like an ezString but ezimage have to be declared with a xml matrix in data_text.
I suppose it will be more complicated that only use this kind of code :
$objDataMap=$this->current_eZ_object->dataMap(); $imageAttr=$objDataMap['image']; $imageAttr->setAttribute('data_text',$tag->nodeValue); $nameAttr->store();
In fact, I search for all process that eZ use for create an object with ezimage attribute without the Admin interface.
Have you any idea who could help me ?
Thanks
Jérôme Vieilledent
Saturday 27 June 2009 3:22:25 am
Hi Thibault.
First, know that it already exists extensions to import data (<b>Data Import</b>, and I'm about to release mine, <b>NovenImportXMLStream</b>).
Now for your question, you should use the <i>fromString()</i> method of the <i>ezimage</i> datatype. Every datatypes (well at least the built-in ones) have this very useful method since Exponential 3.9.So if you want to grab an external image, you must first grab it in a temporary folder on your local filesystem (in your <b>var/</b> directory for instance, check your <b>VarDir</b> directive in site.ini), and then you pass the full path (use <b>realpath</b> PHP function) of your image to the <i>fromString()</i> method.
Damien Pobel
Monday 29 June 2009 3:48:00 am
Hi,
In addition, you can have a look to ezcsvimport.php script [1] bundled with Exponential which is a quite simple example of what Jérôme explains.
[1] http://pubsvn.ez.no/nextgen/trunk/bin/php/ezcsvimport.php
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Tuesday 30 June 2009 2:38:18 am
Thanks for your help. I'm going to test all this.