diff --git a/src/ReadXML.py b/src/ReadXML.py
index 21e002988..2374af91d 100644
--- a/src/ReadXML.py
+++ b/src/ReadXML.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import string
 import os
+import shutil
 from xml.parsers.expat import ExpatError
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ except:
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
-# Initialization function for the module.  Called to start the reading
-# of data.
+# Importing data into the currently open database. 
+# Must takes care of renaming media files according to their new IDs.
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def importData(database, filename, callback):
@@ -115,20 +116,17 @@ def importData(database, filename, callback):
     
     # Rename media files if they were conflicting with existing ones
     ObjectMap = parser.db.getObjectMap()
-    MediaFileMapKeys = parser.MediaFileMap.keys()
-    MediaFileMapKeys.sort()
-    MediaFileMapKeys.reverse()
-    for OldMediaID in MediaFileMapKeys:
+    newpath = database.getSavePath()
+    for OldMediaID in parser.MediaFileMap.keys():
         NewMediaID = parser.MediaFileMap[OldMediaID]
-        if NewMediaID != OldMediaID:
-            oldfile = ObjectMap[NewMediaID].getPath()
-            oldpath = os.path.dirname(oldfile)
-	    (junk,oldext) = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(oldfile))
-            oldfile = os.path.join( basefile, OldMediaID + oldext )
-            newfile = os.path.join( basefile, NewMediaID + oldext )
-            os.rename(oldfile,newfile)
-            ObjectMap[NewMediaID].setPath(os.path.join(oldpath,NewMediaID+oldext))
-            ObjectMap[NewMediaID].setLocal(1)
+        oldfile = ObjectMap[NewMediaID].getPath()
+	oldpath = os.path.dirname(oldfile)
+	(junk,oldext) = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(oldfile))
+        oldfile = os.path.join(basefile,OldMediaID+oldext)
+        newfile = os.path.join(newpath,NewMediaID+oldext)
+        shutil.copy2(oldfile,newfile)
+        ObjectMap[NewMediaID].setPath(os.path.join(newfile))
+        ObjectMap[NewMediaID].setLocal(1)
     
     return 1
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/ReadNative.py b/src/plugins/ReadNative.py
index 849adf304..88337c2fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ReadNative.py
+++ b/src/plugins/ReadNative.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from intl import gettext as _
 import gtk
 import const
 import os
-import shutil
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -80,35 +79,7 @@ class ReadNative:
         Utils.destroy_passed_object(self.top)
         self.show_display()
 
-        # Create tempdir, if it does not exist, then check for writability
-        tmpdir_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.gramps/tmp" )
-        if not os.path.isdir(tmpdir_path):
-            try:
-                os.mkdir(tmpdir_path,0700)
-            except:
-                ErrorDialog( _("Could not create temporary directory %s") % 
-                                tmpdir_path )
-                return
-        elif not os.access(tmpdir_path,os.W_OK):
-            ErrorDialog( _("Temporary directory %s is not writable") % tmpdir_path )
-            return
-        else:    # tempdir exists and writable -- clean it up if not empty
-	    files = os.listdir(tmpdir_path) ;
-            for filename in files:
-                os.remove( os.path.join(tmpdir_path,filename) )
-
-        # Copy all files from imp_dbpath to tmpdir_path
-        files = os.listdir(imp_dbpath)
-        for filename in files:
-            oldfile = os.path.join(imp_dbpath,filename)
-            newfile = os.path.join(tmpdir_path,filename)
-            try:
-                shutil.copy2( oldfile, newfile )
-            except:	
-            # These are .* files, and dirs under database dir -- ignore them
-                pass
-
-	dbname = os.path.join(tmpdir_path,const.xmlFile)  
+	dbname = os.path.join(imp_dbpath,const.xmlFile)  
 
         try:
             importData(self.db,dbname,self.progress)
@@ -116,25 +87,11 @@ class ReadNative:
             import DisplayTrace
             DisplayTrace.DisplayTrace()
         
-        # Clean up tempdir after ourselves
-        files = os.listdir(tmpdir_path) 
-
-        dbdir_path = self.db.getSavePath() 
-        for filename in files:
-            oldfile = os.path.join(tmpdir_path,filename)
-            newfile = os.path.join(dbdir_path,filename)
-	    if filename not in [const.xmlFile,const.xmlFile+'.bak']:
-                shutil.copy2( oldfile, newfile )
-
-            os.remove( oldfile )
-
-        os.rmdir(tmpdir_path)
-	
 	self.window.destroy()
         self.callback(1)
 
     def progress(self,val):
-        self.progress_bar.set_value(val*100.0)
+        self.progress_bar.set_fraction(val)
         while gtk.events_pending():
             gtk.mainiteration()
         
diff --git a/src/plugins/ReadPkg.py b/src/plugins/ReadPkg.py
index 576c64127..71c166c62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ReadPkg.py
+++ b/src/plugins/ReadPkg.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from intl import gettext as _
 import gtk
 import const
 import os
-import shutil
 import time
 from QuestionDialog import ErrorDialog, WarningDialog
 import TarFile
@@ -118,15 +117,8 @@ class ReadPkg:
 
         # Clean up tempdir after ourselves
         files = os.listdir(tmpdir_path) 
-
-        dbdir_path = self.db.getSavePath() 
         for filename in files:
-            oldfile = os.path.join(tmpdir_path,filename)
-            newfile = os.path.join(dbdir_path,filename)
-	    if filename not in [const.xmlFile,const.xmlFile+'.bak']:
-                shutil.copy2( oldfile, newfile )
-
-            os.remove( oldfile )
+            os.remove(os.path.join(tmpdir_path,filename))
 
         os.rmdir(tmpdir_path)