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[SMF Converter] Invisionfree/ActiveBoards/iPBfree
nneonneo:
Hi Tarni:
Earlier you sent me a message about downloading the converter; presumably that's resolved now.
The most important step is step 2. You'll need an SMF board set up the way you have it on Proboards (I can't convert the board structure due to some big differences in how they are laid out in Proboards vs. SMF).
Each setting must be set. The most critical settings are:
1) BOARDS: This is a variable mapping Proboard short board names to SMF board IDs. If you don't have an SMF board already, then you will need to make one to check the IDs. This is probably the hardest one to get right -- everything else is quite straightforward.
2) COOKIEDATA: This allows the converter to log in as you, so it can download the board. The instructions are pretty basic.
3) URL: Where the board is. This one is self-explanatory, but if it is wrong or doesn't end in index.cgi, it probably won't work (or not correctly, anyway)
Those are the important settings; the rest may affect the accuracy of the conversion but should not affect the overall conversion.
If you still can't get it to work, send me (do _not_ post) the settings.py file and I'll see what I can do.
nneonneo:
Based off the existing code for Proboards and Invisionfree, and a request for an ActiveBoard conversion, I've created an ActiveBoard converter. It works fine, but it's not yet ready for general use.
If you are interested in an ActiveBoard conversion, PM me and let me know!
Aaron:
The attachment seems to have been lost in yesterday's server maintenance. Could you reupload it, please? :)
nneonneo:
Thanks for letting me know. It has been updated and uploaded.
nneonneo:
Update! I have been notified that \ (backslash) characters can cause MySQL to potentially produce error messages on the files. This has now been fixed. If you were encountering such issues, please update your converters.
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