How to import attachment files?

Question

I have to import manually or by hand attachements files related to an issue

should i copy the files to i copy my old files to the folder C:\Program Files\Atlassian\Application Data\JIRA\data\attachments\ ??

and i also want to import or add exising issues created by another software

i am  generating  database backup of the old software

I just need to add the old issue created by a specific user and related attachement

please help

Wojciech Seliga · Answer

JIM (JIRA Importers Plugin - bundled with newest JIRA) supports importing attachments (at least a few recent versions) - but only together with issues. I.e. you cannot import attachments to an existing JIRA issue, but you can to a new one (created by JIM during the import).

Samir Freelance · Answer

Louis how can i use your script ,

where to copy it? and how to run it?

Luis Mayora1 · Answer

I have used the SOAP API. Check the following code.

//Call

oSoapJiraClient.ImportAttachment(token, issueKey, filePath, new string[] { fileName });

//Soap Client

public bool ImportAttachment(string token, string issueKey,string filepath, string[] filenames)
        {
            bool result = false;
            try
            {
                string[] attachmentData = new string[]{ FileToBase64String(filepath)};
                result = jiraSoapService.addBase64EncodedAttachmentsToIssue(token, issueKey, filenames, attachmentData);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                throw e;
            }

return result;
        }

public string FileToBase64String(String FilePath)
        {
            string buffer = null;

try
            {
                byte[] fileBytes= File.ReadAllBytes(FilePath);
                buffer = Convert.ToBase64String(fileBytes);
            }
            catch (IOException e)
            {
                throw e;
            }
            return buffer;
        }