WowBB 1.70 Import?

[StuartW]

So if I take a snapshot import into vB to get the configuration (and learning curve) started, will I then be able to clear out the old threads and repeat the import to get all of the latest posts before...

[StuartW]

Hi Lynne,

Thanks for the reply. Looks like I may lose some peripheral data (like custom user profile fields) but the core data will map over.

I'm assuming that this is a non-destructive...

[StuartW]

I've reviewed the ImpEx documentation and determined that WowBB 1.63 is categorized as Tier II. I've got 3000+ users, 10000+ posts, and years of history stored in a WowBB 1.70 database so the ability...

[StuartW]

OK, I'll give it a try. But now for the big question - can ImpEx handle custom profile fields? If it can't then I might as well do it all by hand ...

Please advise / thanks,

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[StuartW]

I am currently launching a new vB 3.0.x message forum. There are no existing threads to import but I do have 3-4 dozen user accounts that I would like to pre-populate in order to get the forum moving...

[StuartW]

So what kind of test data do you want? I'd be glad to send a database snapshot (i.e. SQLdump) or whatever else you need to get started ...

[StuartW]

Please add WowBB to your poll

Please add WowBB to your poll. There are more of us out here than you think!

[StuartW]

I need an importer for WowBB (www.wowbb.com) but it's not on the current or planned list for ImpEx support. So it looks like I'm going to have to do some manual bit-banging assuming that ImpEx doesn't...