Sorry, this is a multifaceted problem.

The first is that Datagrab is not importing the paths for the images on the entries being imported. I first saw this on v4.0.5, and saw the change-log noting a fix was provided in a later patch regarding the checking for compatibility mode, so I obtained v4.2.0 and gave it a try. It is still not pulling the image paths at all. The EE site is in compatibility mode, so the file structure is old-style, e.g.

(open curly-bracket) filedir_1 (close curly bracket)image.jpg

{file:1:url}image.jpg

instead, but that did not work - the file paths still were missing. I’ve since reverted that db instance so it’s back to compatibility mode and the original old-style file structure in the CSV.

In addition to still not pulling the image paths, I am getting a ‘Notice’ message within the tiny area where the progress bar lives during import; I ran the import again using the URL in a separate window, same error x3 - I presume once per entry in the test CSV:

NOTICE:
Undefined variable: timestamp
user/addons/datagrab/models/datagrab_model.php, line 800
Severity: E_NOTICE

And lastly - it seems to be lumping the categories on top of one another if there are more than one - where it did not do this with this same CSV file on v4.0.5… For instance, for these categories:  Pallet Rack, Pallet Rack Uprights, Selective Pallet Rack, Teardrop Pallet Rack—it creates ONE category that looks like this: Pallet Rack Pallet Rack Uprights Selective Pallet Rack Teardrop Pallet Rack. The categories exist already, and I even thought maybe it was because in my test CSV file, it had spaces (possibly tabs) in between these instead of a comma? So I added the commas, and it still creates a blob of the categories combined instead of seeking the existing ones first. The settings in the import between v4.0.5 and 4.2.0 are the same, and the CSV is the same (aside from adding commas in the categories as a test) but 4.0.5, while it wasn’t getting the file paths, it was at least getting the categories properly without adding .

Note - this is all on my local installation. The server wherein I am preparing the site for its upgrade, an upgrade staging server, is still on Datagrab 4.0.5, and php7.3. I’m making a note of this, as I saw the other ticket opened where someone was on php7.3 and ran into a different issue with 4.2 & php7.3 upon accessing the datagrab settings - on my local I have it on php7.4 to get around that one.

Also, the logs are also indicating the categories are being treated as one lump vs. individuals. Otherwise, there have been zero errors regarding the image paths failing to be loaded. I have to check the entries and there is nothing showing for the image. Every entry has an image, so there should be something present.

20:36:46 11/21/2022 Import #42 Started
20:36:46 11/21/2022 Import #42 Initialized
20:36:46 11/21/2022 Begin Importing [42” x 228” Used Teardrop Pallet Rack Upright- Old Style2]
20:36:46 11/21/2022 [42” x 228” Used Teardrop Pallet Rack Upright- Old Style2] is a new entry
20:36:46 11/21/2022 Created category Pallet Rack Pallet Rack Uprights Selective Pallet Rack Teardrop Pallet
Rack in group 1
20:36:46 11/21/2022 Calling after_channel_entry_save() hook.
20:36:46 11/21/2022 Begin Importing [42” x 300” Reconditioned Teardrop Pallet Rack Upright- Old Style]
20:36:46 11/21/2022 [42” x 300” Reconditioned Teardrop Pallet Rack Upright- Old Style] is a new entry
20:36:47 11/21/2022 Calling after_channel_entry_save() hook.
20:36:47 11/21/2022 Begin Importing [42” x 324” Used Teardrop Pallet Rack Upright- Old Style]
20:36:47 11/21/2022 [42” x 324” Used Teardrop Pallet Rack Upright- Old Style] is a new entry
20:36:47 11/21/2022 Calling after_channel_entry_save() hook.
20:36:47 11/21/2022 Added 3 entries
20:36:47 11/21/2022 Clearing all cache

Thanks.
-Niki W.