Importers (requests & poll)

[Jerry]

I have asked for an Import Specification document in another thread of mine somewhere - I'm sure we will get something in a few days that will explain exactly what data-items and tables will be imported etc...

Writing it atm.

[Jerry]

When you say wBB you do mean Woltlab's Burning Board, right?

Yes.

Think you can do a My Bulletin Board one as well?

My cat could write that one the database schemas are so close .... so yea not a problem.

[TheMusicMan]

Writing it atm.

Excellent Jerry - didn't mean that to be a prod though...

Still... very much lookikng forward to reading through it.

[Jerry]

What about ezboard (ezboard.com) and Yahoo! groups (groups.yahoo.com/group). The Yahoo one would be HUGE if it were possible...

So why wouldn't this be possible ?

[Ryan Ashbrook]

Yes.



My cat could write that one the database schemas are so close .... so yea not a problem.

Alright, that's all good then.

[mfowler70]

What about PNphpbb2, and specifically, version 1.2a.

Or would the regular phpbb2 importer work for that one?

[Guest]

Snitz would be great, at the moment I have to do this:-

snitz -> phpbb -> vb2 -> vb3!

[Jerry]

Snitz would be great, at the moment I have to do this:-

snitz -> phpbb -> vb2 -> vb3!

Its on the list, vote away

[Guest]

I just did!, when do you think it would come out?

Even the php2 -> vb3 would save me time - when is that out?

[msimonds]

Jerry ---> Your UBB classic 6.7

Jerry

Is this going to work on all versions leading up to UBB 6.7, like in my case it is UBB 6.3.1


Thanks
Mike

[Jerry]

Jerry

Is this going to work on all versions leading up to UBB 6.7, like in my case it is UBB 6.3.1


Thanks
Mike

I think the lowest version I've tested it on was 6.2.something.

In the early versions it was PM's that were the trickiest.

Answer :

Probably and if it doesn't I'll fix it.

[Jerry]

I just did!, when do you think it would come out?

Even the php2 -> vb3 would save me time - when is that out?

Of the current list, vB3 will be next. After I've done wBB and OT.

After that it will be done to the votes I'd guess.

[mfowler70]

What about PNphpbb2, and specifically, version 1.2a.

Or would the regular phpbb2 importer work for that one?

What am I, invisible? or did I just answer my own question?

[Jerry]

What am I, invisible? or did I just answer my own question?

I take it you mean Post Nuke ?

If so the only commonality at the moment are the users as long as they are sync'ed up. I will have to write another import for that one as the schema is so diffrent from phpBB2.

I've added post nuke to the poll.

[Jerry]

I have asked for an Import Specification document in another thread of mine somewhere - I'm sure we will get something in a few days that will explain exactly what data-items and tables will be imported etc...

At the moment, I've not documented each importer as to the exact elements that get imported per module just the API, but by nature of the importers you can see on the main menu what is done generally (i.e. post, threads, moderators, etc).