CSV import not working and search not reliable

  • Resolved treedevil

    (@treedevil)


    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hi – I initially created a form with 8 fields for a company staff directory that is searchable.

    The form works well – but the search is not reliable, giving strange results. Do you need to have exact matching of the text you are searching for or will partial matches work? And is the search case-sensitive? It doesnt seem to behave consistently.

    Also I have tried to upload a few CSVs but nothing imports correctly even though it says successful. I have followed the instructions to add sds to the first column of the csv. Still doesnt work.

    Please advise.

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/custom-searchable-data-entry-system/

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  • Plugin Author ghazale

    (@ghazale)

    Hi @treedevil,

    The search is case-sensitive and it returns only the exact match. Nonetheless if you want minor customization for this plugin and make it behave differently, let me know I’ll customize it for you. It’s always free:)

    As for uploading CSV file, please make sure that your CSV file is CSV(Comma Delimited) and it is not CSV(Macintosh) or CSV(MS-DOS). The latter two won’t work.

    If you needed further assistance, feel free to contact me again.

    Best,
    Ghazale

    Plugin Author ghazale

    (@ghazale)

    I tested your file that you’ve sent me by email and it worked totally fine for me. I assume it is conflicting with another plugin on your WordPress installation.

    I posted this so it might help other users as well.

    FYI – for Mac users, when saving an Excel spreadsheet in CSV format, use Save As… > Format = Windows Comma Separated (.csv) to make the import work propertly.

    My csv upload does not seam to work either ?? could you please help?

    The search method count every field as individual, even in same entry. If the entry contains a keyword in 3 different field, it will show 3 times in search result. At least I think the repeat can be avoided.

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