Converting from UltraBoard?

[manifesto]

Is it possible to convert messages over from UltraBoard to vBulletin? It's not a big loss if I can't, I was just curious about it (I'm running UltraBoard 1.62 right now).

Also (I doubt this is possible, but...) is there some way to transfer things over from EzBoards? I know someone who has a board there with some posts he'd like to keep, but he'd like to start using vBulletin (since I host his page anyway) when I get it setup. If it's not possible, then it doesn't really matter, I can always just repost the ones he wants to keep, but I was wondering if there was an easier way to do that.

Thanks.

[John]

Not at the moment. I do not have any experience with UltraBoard. If I can find the time (sounds likely :) ), I will buy a copy and figure out how to import things. Do they store things in flat text files or databases?

John

[Hotte]

They store the Posts in flat text files.

[Hotte]

I can send you some files from the Database of the Ultraboard 1.62 if you want. (Memberaccounts, forumindex, post..)
Then you have all information you need to make an import-skript.

[John]

Yes, please do send me the files, if it is not infringing any copyright. Is Ultraboard 1.62 the latest version?

I may still buy UltraBoard anyway, just to check out what some of the fields mean, etc.

John

[manifesto]

UB 1.62 is the latest freeware version, after that they went commercial (it was possible to grab a freeware version of UB2k at one point, but only for a short period of time).

I believe, that out of the two, UB 1.62, though I have no real basis for comparison (just going on the fact it's been out a lot longer).

I can send you 1.62 if you want (I don't think it'd infringe on any copyrights, since it's the free version of it).

[Niteowl]

try http://ubdownload.xrs.net/ . Both versions of UltraBoard are unmodified and freeware. One is UB2000 personal edition(now discontinued by UB but is not in violation of copyright)it is the same as the standard. The other is 1.62

[bbyrd]

Originally posted by John
Not at the moment. I do not have any experience with UltraBoard. If I can find the time (sounds likely :) ), I will buy a copy and figure out how to import things. Do they store things in flat text files or databases?

John

They Now use the .db databse form and have just now released in beta a mysql version

[Edited by bbyrd on 05-06-2000 at 09:42 PM]

[Mark Hewitt]

Is there an import utility available to go from Ultra Board 1.62 to vB 1.1.2 yet? If there is it would be extremely useful!

[eva2000]

not sure about ultraboard but up until 18 days ago, i had been using ezboard for 10 months and now vbulletin... i just reposted the ezboard posts that were worth saving to an archive forum

http://www.animeboards.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=15

still have around 200 - 400 more to archive/post there


Originally posted by manifesto
Is it possible to convert messages over from UltraBoard to vBulletin? It's not a big loss if I can't, I was just curious about it (I'm running UltraBoard 1.62 right now).

Also (I doubt this is possible, but...) is there some way to transfer things over from EzBoards? I know someone who has a board there with some posts he'd like to keep, but he'd like to start using vBulletin (since I host his page anyway) when I get it setup. If it's not possible, then it doesn't really matter, I can always just repost the ones he wants to keep, but I was wondering if there was an easier way to do that.

Thanks.

[Mark Hewitt]

Yeah that is an easy way of doing it, but I really need to maintain things like the poster name and the time and date of posting etc.etc.

[eva2000]

not sure if this will work for you, but all i did was highlight the text from poster name to the end and got all the dates, times, subject and even ip address of posters

i.e.

http://www.animeboards.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=227

[Mark Hewitt]

ah yes I see what you have done here. It is a possible solution. However I am trying to persuade someone who is currently using an UltraBoard to use my forums instead and hes not going to be interested unless there is a perfect conversion routine - unforuntately.

[John]

I am hoping to include an importer for Ultraboard in the next version.

John

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Mark Hewitt
ah yes I see what you have done here. It is a possible solution. However I am trying to persuade someone who is currently using an UltraBoard to use my forums instead and hes not going to be interested unless there is a perfect conversion routine - unforuntately.
i see... ain't sharing great ... i also have arranged with anothe great anime site to share my board....

can't wait for you John to get the ultraboard conversion in place... i can think of another anime site with an ultraboard i can approach :D

[simone]

I think i should be able to create a conversion script form ub 1.62 to vb.
What i need is a precise description of vB database fields.
I've not yet buyed the commecial version of vb 'cause i need to be sure i'll be able to import all my old posts and user infos (more than 20,000 posts and around 2,000 users) from ub 1.62 to vb.

John , please, email me if i can help you doing the script.

---> s.lippolis@hotmc.net

[wuzzer]

Any progress on a message conversion tool for UltraBoard 1.62 to vBulletin? I just purchased vBulletin today, and I'm hoping that I'll be able to convert my old ultraboard messages soon!