=== modified file 'prog_gallery.module'
--- prog_gallery.module	2009-03-31 07:04:06 +0000
+++ prog_gallery.module	2009-03-31 10:00:44 +0000
@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@
     'type' => MENU_CALLBACK
   );
 
+  $items['node/%prog_gallery/import'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Import',
+    'page callback' => 'prog_gallery_import_images',
+    'page arguments' => array(1),
+    'access callback' => 'prog_gallery_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('update', 1),
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
+    'weight' => 200,
+  );
+
   // galleries and galleries/my path
   $items['galleries'] = array(
     'title' => 'Galleries',
@@ -239,6 +249,22 @@
     'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
   );
 
+  $items['admin/settings/prog_gallery/settings'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Settings',
+    'type' => MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK,
+    'weight' => -1,
+  );
+
+  $items['admin/settings/prog_gallery/import'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Import Location',
+    'description' => t('Import images from a folder'),
+    'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
+    'page arguments' => array('prog_gallery_admin_settings_import_images'),
+    'access callback' => 'user_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
+  );
+
   // this menu is remove`able - 
   if (variable_get('prog_gallery_image_view_alter_edit_tab', 1) == 1)
     // rewrite edit tab for image nodes that are in gallery
@@ -537,8 +563,34 @@
   }
 }
 
-
-
+/**
+ * Administration page for Importing images
+ */
+function prog_gallery_admin_settings_import_images() {
+  $form['prog_gallery']['import_location'] = array(
+    '#title' => t('Import folder'),
+    '#description' => t("Directory inside inside ".variable_get('file_directory_path', 'sites/default/files/').' to import images from'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('prog_gallery_import_location', 'import'),
+    '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#size' => 60,
+    '#required' => TRUE,
+  );
+
+  $form['#submit'] = array('prog_gallery_admin_settings_import_images_submit');
+
+  return system_settings_form($form);
+}
+function prog_gallery_admin_settings_import_images_validate($form, $form_state) 
+{
+	if ( strstr( $form_state['values']['import_location'], '../') !== FALSE ||
+	    strstr( $form_state['values']['import_location'], '..\\') !== FALSE )
+  {
+		form_set_error('import_location', t('Invalid directory name'));
+  }
+}
+function prog_gallery_admin_settings_import_images_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
+  variable_set('prog_gallery_import_location', $form_values['values']['import_location']);
+}
 
 /*
  * gallery node content tab
@@ -787,7 +839,113 @@
   return $node;
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * non-javascript import of images from directory 
+ */
+function prog_gallery_import_images($node) {
+	if ( !isset( $_SESSION['prog_gallery_imported_images'] ) )
+    return drupal_get_form('prog_gallery_import_imagesform', $node);
+	else {
+	  unset($_SESSION['prog_gallery_imported_images']);
+	  return '';
+  }
+}
+function prog_gallery_import_imagesform($node) {
+  $file_directory_path = variable_get('file_directory_path','sites/default/files/');
+	$options = array('1' => t('Yes'),'0' => t('No'));
+  $form['prog_gallery']['import_location'] = array(
+    '#title' => t('Import folder'),
+    '#description' => t('Directory inside inside "'.variable_get('file_directory_path', 'sites/default/files/').'" to import images from.'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('prog_gallery_import_location', 'import'),
+    '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#size' => 60,
+    '#required' => TRUE,
+  );
+	$form['prog_gallery']['import_images'] = array(
+	  '#type' => 'radios',
+		'#title' => t('Import images now?'),
+		'#description' => t('Choose your option.'),
+		'#default_value' => 1,
+		'#options' => $options,
+    '#required' => TRUE,		
+	);
+	$form['hidden'] = array(
+	    '#type' => 'import',
+			'#value' => 'just_passed'
+    );
+	$form['submit'] = array(
+	    '#type' => 'submit', 
+			'#value' => t('Proceed')
+    );
+	return $form;
+}
+function prog_gallery_import_imagesform_validate($form, $form_state) 
+{
+	if ( strstr( $form_state['values']['import_location'], '../') !== FALSE ||
+	    strstr( $form_state['values']['import_location'], '..\\') !== FALSE )
+  {
+		form_set_error('import_location', t('Invalid directory name'));
+  }
+}
+function prog_gallery_import_imagesform_submit($form_id, $formvalues) {
+	if ( $formvalues['values']['import_images'] == '0' ) {
+		
+	  drupal_set_message(t('Did not import images.'));
+		
+  } else if ( $formvalues['values']['import_images'] == '1' ) {
+		
+    $path = variable_get('file_directory_path', 'sites/default/files/').
+            $formvalues['values']['import_location'];
+    $images = file_scan_directory($path,'.*\..*$');
+    $files = array();
+    $file_count = 0;
+    foreach( $images as $key => $image ) {
+      $files['files']['name'][$file_count] = $image->basename;
+      $files['files']['tmp_name'][$file_count] = $image->filename;
+      $files['files']['error'][$file_count] == 0;
+      ++$file_count;
+    }
+    $nid=arg(1);
+    for ($count = 0; $count < $file_count; ++$count) {
+      if (isset($files['files']['name'][$count]) && drupal_strlen($files['files']['name'][$count]) > 0) {
+
+        if ($files['files']['error'][$count] == 0) {
+
+          $type = prog_gallery_gettype($files['files']['name'][$count]);
+
+          if ($type != 'bad') {
+            if ($type == 'image') $new_node = prog_gallery_create_node_from_imagefile($files['files'], $count);
+
+            if ($new_node->images['thumbnail']) {
+              $gallery_content_entry = Array(
+                'nid' => rawurlencode($new_node->nid),
+                'title' => rawurlencode($new_node->title),
+                'fails' => rawurlencode($new_node->images['thumbnail']),
+                'tips' => rawurlencode($new_node->type),
+                'description' => rawurlencode($new_node->body)
+              );
+
+              db_query("INSERT INTO {prog_gallery_images} (i_nid, g_nid, weight, exif_date) VALUES (%d, %d, 0, 0)", $new_node->nid, $nid);
+
+              // update exif date to images table
+              prog_gallery_image_setexifdate($new_node->nid);
+
+              // if gallery's default pic not set yet set it to this one
+              if (prog_gallery_album_thumb($nid) == 0) db_query("UPDATE {prog_gallery} SET thumb='%s' WHERE g_nid= '%s'", $new_node->nid, $nid);
+
+              drupal_set_message(t('File ') . $files['files']['name'][$count] . t(' imported successfully.'));
+            }
+            else drupal_set_message(t('File ') . $files['files']['name'][$count] . t(' import error: ') . t('error creating file'), 'error');
+          }
+          else drupal_set_message(t('File ') . $files['files']['name'][$count] . t(' import error: ') . t('bad file type'), 'error');
+        }
+        else drupal_set_message(t('File ') . $files['files']['name'][$count] . t(' import error: ') . $files['files']['error'][$count], 'error');
+      }      
+    } // end of for loop
+		drupal_set_message(t("Don't forget to delete the imported images from ".$path));
+  }
+	$_SESSION['prog_gallery_imported_images'] = TRUE;
+}
 
 /*
  * non-javascript browser tasks