[SMF Converter] Invisionfree/ActiveBoards/iPBfree

[nneonneo]

Posted a new version of the converter. This one should fix the aforementioned problem -- I have successfully run it against your board with no issues.

[greya]

Elapsed Conversion Time 3616.72 seconds
Converted 65128 posts and 5958 topics.
Complete! Press <enter> to exit.


WOOT! Thanks nneonneo!!

[silentcross]

i'm tryin to convert from InvisionFree to SMF, but when i look the sql there are different table.

[nneonneo]

silentcross, what do you mean by that? Different tables?

[silentcross]

i do as you told in manual but when i try to import the sql, it has different table.

in smf database it say smf_messages , but in the sql it say smf_post, and theres other not maching table

[nneonneo]

Did you run the right program? You need to execute topics_posts_smf.py, not topics_posts_phpBB.py.

[silentcross]

hmmmm, omg my bad... i run topics_postphpBB.py , i'll try again and report again if i make any wrong. Thanks

[bros]

Does the IF converter only work with SMF 1.1 RC3, or would it work on 1.1.4?

[nneonneo]

Should work with 1.1.4; there are no database changes between the two versions that I am aware of.

[bros]

Just double checking!

It worked perfectly, thanks.

[BarbulaM1]

This might sound horribly stupid, but I am using Windows Vista and I cannot seem to find the actual MySQL file or the log file, they are not in the folder I am executing the script in.

[nneonneo]

Hmm? Presumably, you've run the scripts, and it says "Completed" or something like that. A few SQL files should come out.

[nneonneo]

You've edited settings.py, right? If your URL ends with "index.c.cgi" or "v45index.cgi" then you have a "new" Proboards forum, and so there's some minor changes to make. In members_topics_posts.py, change all ".cgi" to ".c.cgi" if you have "index.c.cgi", otherwise change all "/index" to "/v45index".

[nneonneo]

I've updated the converters, since Proboards got around to updating my test forum, so that I can verify it all works correctly. Grab the newest copy, and edit the settings.py file. All the pertinent settings are stored there.

[nneonneo]

Checklist:
1) downloaded and unzipped the newest converter package (posted about 5 minutes ago)
2) installed Python
3) read the Instructions.txt file in the Proboards folder
4) edited the settings.py file, in a text editor.
5) run members_topics_posts.py program to do the conversion

If you are having problems, please be specific; I can't help you if you are too vague on the problem.

[nneonneo]

Second post of this thread. It's in a zip file.

[silentcross]

i have problem when i run the topics_posts_smf.py , if i leave it, when it's done my comp crash, should i make the raw_input("Complete! Press <enter> to exit.") into #raw_input("Complete! Press <enter> to exit.")
so when it's done it will close by it self ?

[nneonneo]

blakey: It opens then closes? Try running settings.py. If that happens as well, then you've made a typo in settings.py; check it carefully.

silentcross: Your computer crashes at the end of running it? Can you be more detailed -- e.g. the program hangs, your computer shuts down, or something?

[nneonneo]

@blakey: Oops I forgot to update the common.py file. Fixed now.

[nneonneo]

If it says the time is in the wrong format, that would be the cause of failed conversions. Proboards lets you set the date and time options. You have to make it *exactly* what it asks for, or it won't work.

The other problem (for me) is that v4.5 may have some changes which I don't know about. I can improve my converter if you let me see your board; PM me the address to your board and I will look at it.

Regards,
Robert