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mdolan0821:
I have numerous forums and I need to add about 50 boards in each one to start them out.  this take forever adding them one at a time through the admin add boards area.  Is there a way i can edit the script on my ftp to add more then one board at a time quicker or can I just add them into a script somewhere to make it quicker any suggestions

vbgamer45:
You can insert them into smf_boards database table in mysql.

Or check out the createboard function call
http://support.simplemachines.org/function_db/index.php?action=view_function;id=9

mdolan0821:
Is e a tutorial available on how to do either of those.  I tried the mysql and it looked like it was more work then adding it by the admin on the forum.  there has to be an easier way that im overlooking.  The createboards option that you brought up I looked at that link.  I have no clue what this is is it an option alreayd in the forum or is it a patch i have to install or is it an outside software.  Sorry about sounding stupid but if anybody can help it would be appreciated

mdolan0821:
Ok so i figured out how to export the table into excel so i built a table of my own to exactly match the format of another table that i exported from another forum.  I then imported the new table ot the mysql and if i import it as sql i get and error but if i import it as a cvs i get no errors but when i got to the forum the boards are all there but the boards that are suppose to be child boards are not and the names didnt hold when i got back into the smf table it just shows uup all blanks and 0's which does not match what i imported.  Can anyone help with this am i doing something wrong? Should I be exporting or Importing in a different format?

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