[SMF Converter] Invisionfree/ActiveBoards/iPBfree

[Randy A.]

Can you point me to the exact Python download that I need?

[nneonneo]

Left side, under Windows Installer (assuming you use Windows).

Direct link, http://python.org/ftp/python/2.5.1/python-2.5.1.msi

[Randy A.]

Got it.  Downloading now.

Will be working on getting the new smf site up this weekend.

Looking forward to the conversion.

I hope I have enough hair left!

[nneonneo]

Cool! If you run into any problems, or have questions, don't hesitate to post.

[Randy A.]

Can't quite get the cookie data javascript.  I'm pasting "javascript:prompt('Your Cookie',document.cookie)" (without quotes) into the address bar, but it comes up 'null'.

[nneonneo]

When you hit "enter" in the location bar, it should pop up with a prompt box. Copy the info from that prompt (alternately, click "OK" rather than Cancel).

The reason I'm using a prompt box has to do with characters like "<" which may appear in cookies (encoded); these are only correctly represented in a prompt box.

[Randy A.]

Using IE7, pasting the above javascript into the address bar of my proboard, hit enter, no pop up box, just a page saying null.

[Randy A.]

Nneonneo - not sure if you'd be available this evening, but I'm off to a basketball game.  I'd love to get this conversion kicked off during the night.

I'll check back in after I get home.

Basically, I believe I have everything else ready, just need to get this cookie data figured out and I'm ready to try it.

[nneonneo]

Argh, Internet Explorer 7 pisses me off so much

The solution to the problem?
javascript:document.cookie

(when you tried the previous technique, you probably got a blip, indicating that IE blocked some "malicious content" or some nonsense like that. I think IE7 is being paranoid)

[Randy A.]

So, if I'd use this with IE6 or FF, it would work better?  I'll try that too.

I used the new code and it only gives me the user and password, no cookie info.

I did not get a blip.

[Randy A.]

BTW, just used the old javascript in FF, got the same 'null' page.

Used your new java and just got the user and password, no cookie info.

[nneonneo]

User and password? That's the cookie.

It should look like

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rand=abcdefghij; user=admin; pass=klmnopqrstuv

As for the prompt() javascript in Firefox, it works for me; I get a prompt box with the cookie in it. I've updated the converters to reflect the new javascript code.

[Randy A.]

I apologize then.  I have been waiting for the 'rand' part of it.  Duh!

Let me update the file and see if I can get it to run.

[Randy A.]

Ok, updated the file with the user and password.

Double clicked the 'members_topics_posts' --- a box comes up and closed so quick I can't see what it says.

[nneonneo]

Try the converter I just uploaded (you only need the members_topics_posts.py file).

I suspect that there is a syntax error in your settings.py file; I've updated the converter to let you know what the problem is.

[Randy A.]

User and password? That's the cookie.

It should look like

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rand=abcdefghij; user=admin; pass=klmnopqrstuv

As for the prompt() javascript in Firefox, it works for me; I get a prompt box with the cookie in it. I've updated the converters to reflect the new javascript code.

Ok, did I understand you right.

I should get all this info when running the script?

I'm only getting the user and password info, no 'rand' info.

[nneonneo]

rand is not important (I should actually note this!) as far as I can tell. When you use

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javascript:document.cookie
out pops the username, password and _maybe_ a rand value.

[Randy A.]

Ok.  Thanks so much for your patience.

I'll update the new settings file and see how it goes.

[Randy A.]

Updated the settings file and I'm getting a syntax error, it appears line 11 & 12 are invalid. 

[Randy A.]

Would you mind if I sent the files to you for review?