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You could try whether my suggestion in the following thread resolves your issue:
http://forum.fop2.com/3902-phonebook-import-issue-on-fop2-2-29/0

I had the exact same problem.

Turns out that mysql_real_escape_string doesn't return any data on my system (for whatever reason).

When I change the following line in fop2/lib/dbgrid.php:
FROM:
$misdatos[]=mysql_real_escape_string(trim($columns[$nro]));
TO:
$misdatos[]=mysql_escape_string(trim($columns[$nro]));

The import succeeds.