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 ====== Importing CSV Files ====== ====== Importing CSV Files ======
  
-:!: This feature was added in VuFind 8.0.+:!: This feature was added in VuFind® 8.0.
  
-Tabular data is commonly distributed as "comma-separated values" (CSV) files, and any spreadsheet-style data can be easily converted to the CSV format. While the CSV format is somewhat limited (particularly if you are dealing with multi-valued fields), it is commonly used, and may be a useful source of input for your VuFind index. Fortunately, a tool exists to load CSV files directly into VuFind's Solr instance.+Tabular data is commonly distributed as "comma-separated values" (CSV) files, and any spreadsheet-style data can be easily converted to the CSV format. While the CSV format is somewhat limited (particularly if you are dealing with multi-valued fields), it is commonly used, and may be a useful source of input for your VuFind® index. Fortunately, a tool exists to load CSV files directly into VuFind®'s Solr instance.
  
 ===== Import Workflow ===== ===== Import Workflow =====
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-In the above example, note that /path/to/input_file.csv is the full path to the input CSV file, whereas name_of_config.ini is simply the name of the configuration file you created without any path specified -- VuFind will search for it automatically in your $VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR/import directory.+In the above example, note that /path/to/input_file.csv is the full path to the input CSV file, whereas name_of_config.ini is simply the name of the configuration file you created without any path specified -- VuFind® will search for it automatically in your $VUFIND_LOCAL_DIR/import directory.
  
 The ingest tool also supports some optional switches, including a --test-only mode which will display the result of the ingest on the console instead of sending it to Solr (useful for testing/debugging), and an --index switch you can use to load data into non-standard Solr cores. For full details, you can run: The ingest tool also supports some optional switches, including a --test-only mode which will display the result of the ingest on the console instead of sending it to Solr (useful for testing/debugging), and an --index switch you can use to load data into non-standard Solr cores. For full details, you can run:
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indexing/csv.1627991924.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/08/03 11:58 by demiankatz