[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by phovanxua

Hi AndrewD ,

I read it here some where that you show how to import file by scan it through the Server file folder .

For example : if I create 1 file name : "music_mp3" and store many mp3 there in the server , how can I use LDM to scan that folder ?

How can I do that ?

There are two ways:

a) you can do it manually
- create the LDM category that you want to use to hold the mp3s
- go to LDM admin/categories, look for that categpory, and click 'scan'
- use the 'scan in directory' drop down to navigate to the directory you want to scan (nb - you cannot get outside the directory space defined by how you have set the LDM settings 'local_file_root' and 'local_file_root_prefix' - by default, this is your web site structure, but you can change that if necessary)
- select the files of interest and go

b) you can do it automatically
- LDM admin/settings -> Category Synchronisation Controls + turn on 'sync_enabled'
- create the LDM category that you want to use to hold the mp3s, and enter the directory name that you want to synchronise with. If you want to sync with web site directory /mp3s, held at the top of your web site, then enter /mp3s in the box
- set it going. depending on how many files you have, it will pick then up in one or several visits to the category.