Talk:Upload users

I copied text from the help file to this page. Please let me know if this is not the way to go. I felt that the Docs should be self-sufficient without the "online help files". --Samuli Karevaara 02:39, 1 September 2006 (CDT)

Hi Samuli, it's not necessary to copy all help file text into the documentation wiki, however it can sometimes help. --Helen Foster 03:09, 4 October 2007 (CDT)

Possible inconsistency or lack of clarity

It's not obvious whether these two sections contradict each other:

Note: If a user is already registered in the Moodle user database, this script will return the userid number (database index) for that user, and will enrol the user as a student in any of the specified courses WITHOUT updating the other specified data

By default Moodle assumes that you will be creating new user accounts, and skips records where the username matches an existing account. However, if you set "Update existing accounts" to Yes, the existing user account will be updated.

Is the former an exception to the latter? Does adding an existing user to a course and/or group count as 'updating'? --David Scotson 13:37, 6 September 2006 (CDT)

What is meant "set "Update existing accounts" to Yes" ?? Where can i find it in moodle?

As far as I can tell, uploading users with "update" off doesn't affect enrollments in any way. This is from personal experience and from looking at the code. The help file is incorrect.

Can some more clarity be added about csv file types, it seems that the instructions for uploading files foe user accounts say just .txt file ( Since a CSV file is a simple text file (ASCII or Unicode) maybe it should be listed as a acceptable file type for uploading.