diff --git a/lib/classes/task/period/batchupload.class.php b/lib/classes/task/period/batchupload.class.php
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--- a/lib/classes/task/period/batchupload.class.php
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@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/*
- * This file is part of Phraseanet
- *
- * (c) 2005-2012 Alchemy
- *
- * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
- * file that was distributed with this source code.
- */
-
-/**
- *
- * @license     http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0 GPLv3
- * @link        www.phraseanet.com
- */
-class task_period_batchupload extends task_appboxAbstract
-{
-
-    public function getName()
-    {
-        return(("Batch upload process (XML Service)"));
-    }
-
-    public function help()
-    {
-        return(("Hello I'm the batch upload process."));
-    }
-
-    protected function retrieveContent(appbox $appbox)
-    {
-        $conn = $appbox->get_connection();
-
-        $sql = 'UPDATE uplfile AS f INNER JOIN uplbatch AS u USING(uplbatch_id)'
-            . ' SET f.error="1", u.error="1"'
-            . ' WHERE u.error=0 AND u.base_id NOT IN(SELECT base_id FROM bas)';
-
-        $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
-        $stmt->execute();
-        $stmt->closeCursor();
-
-        $sql = 'SELECT uplbatch_id, sbas_id, server_coll_id, usr_id'
-            . ' FROM (uplbatch u INNER JOIN bas b USING(base_id))'
-            . ' WHERE complete="1" AND error="0" ORDER BY uplbatch_id';
-
-        $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
-        $stmt->execute();
-        $rs = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
-        $stmt->closeCursor();
-
-        return $rs;
-    }
-
-    protected function processOneContent(appbox $appbox, Array $row)
-    {
-        $appbox = appbox::get_instance(\bootstrap::getCore());
-        $registry = $appbox->get_registry();
-        $conn = $appbox->get_connection();
-        $session = $appbox->get_session();
-        $this->log(sprintf(('processing batch %s'), $row['uplbatch_id']));
-
-        $errors = '';
-
-        $path = NULL;
-        $coll_id = $row['server_coll_id'];
-        $sbas_id = $row['sbas_id'];
-        $usr_id = $row['usr_id'];
-        $batch_id = $row['uplbatch_id'];
-
-        try {
-            $databox = databox::get_instance($sbas_id);
-            $path = $registry->get('GV_RootPath') . 'tmp/batches/' . $batch_id . '/';
-            if ( ! is_dir($path)) {
-                throw new Exception(sprintf(('Batch directory \'%s\' does not exist'), $path));
-            }
-
-            $user = User_Adapter::getInstance($usr_id, $appbox);
-            $auth = new Session_Authentication_None($user);
-            $session->authenticate($auth);
-
-            $sql = 'SELECT * FROM uplfile WHERE uplbatch_id = :batch_id ORDER BY idx';
-            $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
-            $stmt->execute(array(':batch_id' => $batch_id));
-            $rs = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
-            $stmt->closeCursor();
-
-            foreach ($rs as $row2) {
-                $this->log(sprintf(('archiving file \'%s\''), $row2['filename']));
-
-                try {
-                    $system_file = new system_file($path . '/' . $row2['idx']);
-                    $system_file->set_phrasea_tech_field(system_file::TECH_FIELD_ORIGINALNAME, $row2['filename']);
-                    $system_file->set_phrasea_tech_field(system_file::TECH_FIELD_PARENTDIRECTORY, '');
-                    $system_file->set_phrasea_tech_field(system_file::TECH_FIELD_SUBPATH, '');
-
-                    $meta = $system_file->extract_metadatas($databox->get_meta_structure());
-                    $collection = collection::get_from_coll_id($databox, $coll_id);
-
-                    $record = record_adapter::create($collection, $system_file, $row2['filename'], false);
-                    $record->set_metadatas($meta['metadatas'], true);
-                    $record->rebuild_subdefs();
-                    $record->reindex();
-                    unset($record);
-
-                    @unlink($system_file->getPathname());
-                    unset($system_file);
-                } catch (Exception $e) {
-
-                }
-            }
-            rmdir($path);
-            unset($databox);
-            $session->logout();
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            $this->log($e->getMessage());
-
-            $sql = 'UPDATE uplfile AS f INNER JOIN uplbatch AS u USING(uplbatch_id)'
-                . ' SET f.error="1", u.error="1"'
-                . ' WHERE u.uplbatch_id = :batch_id';
-
-            $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
-            $stmt->execute(array(':batch_id' => $batch_id));
-            $stmt->closeCursor();
-            $errors = '1';
-        }
-
-        $sql = 'UPDATE uplbatch SET complete="2", error = :error'
-            . ' WHERE uplbatch_id = :batch_id';
-        $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
-        $stmt->execute(array(':error'    => $errors, ':batch_id' => $batch_id));
-        $stmt->closeCursor();
-
-        $this->log(sprintf(('finishing batch %s'), $row['uplbatch_id']));
-
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    protected function postProcessOneContent(appbox $appbox, Array $row)
-    {
-        return $this;
-    }
-}