Help with import (miserable users) please!

[Calliope]

These are the directions from your site for an install (import) of the miserable users hack:

To install this hack simply download the xml file to your pc and then import it into vbulletin as a product.
In the control panel i went to import but i get the message: 'Cannot find ImpExConfig.php, have you configured the file and renamed it ?'

Am I in the right place? Can someone help me with the import please.

Thank you very much!

[King Kovifor]

Moved to the correct place. Or are you asking for someone to do the import for you (as in Paid?)

[Calliope]

oh heavens no. from the description, it appeared to be a simple task, but i was getting that error. thought someone would share a little info...sorry to bother.

[Lynne]

If you have problems with a modification, the best place to ask for help is in the modification since they know the mod best and can help you better.

[Calliope]

thank you. i'm just trying to get this done while my husband's away. i should be more familar with the site and areas in which to post.

[Videx]

You're trying to import from the wrong place. That's the Impex import menu button. You want to go down to Plugins & Products>Manage Products>Add/Import Product.

[Dismounted]

Once you have finished with ImpEx, you should remove it (after finalising the import).

[Videx]

Removing Impex is a good idea, but the method of doing so is not obvious. There's no option to do so under the Import menu; there's no option in Manage Products; and there's no mention of it at all in the manual.

Ignoring her case for a moment - she didn't install it and may not even have FTP access - I installed mine and did the import like 2 years ago and right now I'm totally clueless how to uninstall it.

Pointers welcome. It seems to me it won't be quite as easy as just deleting a single folder somewhere.?

[Dismounted]

You just need to delete all the ImpEx files you uploaded. This is mentioned in the manual, under "Final Import Steps (http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/impex_cleanup)".

[Videx]

Thanks. Who would have thought that deleting files was an Import step? That's a new one on me. And only useful for someone that's just downloaded the package and thus actually has a list of files. Totally useless for everyone else, like myself and the OP.

Is there some reason Impex can't be packaged as a Product now, along with it's own uninstaller? There's a reason we pay the big bucks for vb - convenience.

Edit: Hard to believe, but I actually found my old Impex 1.77 install from years ago. There are only two things to delete - the Impex folder itself, but also /includes/xml/cpnav_impex.xml . Not having deleted the latter, Impex was still showing up in my AdminCP.

[Lynne]

Thanks. Who would have thought that deleting files was an Import step? That's a new one on me. And only useful for someone that's just downloaded the package and thus actually has a list of files. Totally useless for everyone else, like myself and the OP.
When you install vbulletin, deleting the install.php script is part of the installation procedure.

[Videx]

My point is that it may need to be a bit easier. One works with a product like Impex for a while when importing, so it's hard to remember to delete Impex files manually, possibly months after installing it. Why not a simple "uninstall" button? Only good behavior for a modern script.

Can you think of a reason why there shouldn't be an uninstall routine for Impex in 2009? Doesn't vblog have one?