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Users import question..
Hello

I am merging two sites into mine and I have about 800 users to import..

I have their e-mail and name so i am using the Import utility withing the Users table:

Password|Email|Status|ReceiveMail|Newsletter

changeme|someemail@domain.com|Registered|Yes|Yes

And I am getting : Invalid format for username: [undefined]

Is there a way to Auto generate the usernames so I can generate the users names then give them the option to change them later?
Regards
KaTaBd

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Hi,

I would just tweak your export to export the Username column as the persons email address.

Cheers,

Alex
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Re: [Alex] Users import question.. In reply to
Hi

If I do so will it Auto generate the e-mail or will it leave it blank
Regards
KaTaBd

Users plug In - Multi Search And Remote Search plug in - WebRing plug in - Muslims Directory
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Re: [katabd] Users import question.. In reply to
What I mean is export:

Username|Password|Email|Status|ReceiveMail|Newsletter
someemail@domain.com|changeme|someemail@domain.com|Registered|Yes|Yes

i.e. repeat the column twice.

Cheers,

Alex
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Gossamer Threads Inc.
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Hi

That will work but it will get me back to where i do not wanna be..

You see i can have a list of 1000 e-mails.in a <P> separated format.

I can easily add the:

|changeme| before the e-mail and the :

|Registered|Yes|Yes after the e-mail to all of them by repace order.

But if I will add the e-mail as a Username that means going through the 1000 e-mails to do it..

What i am trying to know if there is a way to make the Username field Auto generated during the import then change it back to the old way.
Regards
KaTaBd

Users plug In - Multi Search And Remote Search plug in - WebRing plug in - Muslims Directory