Import and export FAQ
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How do I import users?
- See Upload users.
How do I import course data?
- See Import course data.
How do I import and export grades?
- Grade import (for Moodle 1.9 onwards).
- Grade export
How do I import glossary entries?
For details see Import glossary entries.
Two very useful tools are:
- David Fountain's Excel macro An Excel workbook with macros to create an XML file.
- Yasu Imao's Moodle glossaryXMLconverter_html 4 A JavaScript based converter, works directly in your browser.
How do I import and export database entries?
See
How can I enable Excel export for students?
See this thread for the time being.
How do I import and export questions?
- See Import questions and Export questions.
- OpenOffice template for creating questions in GIFT format: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=20705&parent=168385
- MS Word template for creating questions in GIFT format: http://www.soberit.hut.fi/sprg/resources/moodle/GiftConverter.html
- Excel to GIFT format export tool: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=66660
- The complete list: Word processors and Spreadsheets tools that create GIFTs
- Importing "GIFT" format files: https://www.acquin.org/moodle/help.php?file=formatgift.html&module=quiz
Which formats are used for importing questions?
If you want to create questions outside of Moodle these two text based formats might be the most important:
- GIFT - Moodle 'proprietary' text format for import and export. Reasonably comprehensive.
- See GIFT format.
- Here is a 2-column GIFT format reference sheet: GIFT Reference Sheet
- Moodle XML - Moodle 'proprietary' xml format for import and export. Very comprehensive.
You find the complete list of supported formats under Import questions.
Which file formats can I use?
What encodings should I use?
The recommended standard encoding for all Moodle files is UTF-8.
- See Importing Entries Using a Text File for an example where a UTF-8 file with BOM caused Database Activity entries not being imported. See also MDL-9075 ("User Upload Failure when file contains UTF-8 BOM").
See also:
See also
- Search Moodle Forums subject:import.
- Search Moodle Forums subject:export.
- There's an interesting project on integrating Drupal and Moodle quizzes in the Drupal in Education User Group.
