 Need push in right direction [message #7041] |
Tue, 05 November 2002 16:20  |
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I really want to move the old posts from my old forum software to FUDforum.
Each individual post in my old forum is a text file containing
lines like the following:
POSTER>Ron Miller
EMAIL>
DATE>Monday, 4 November 2002, at 11:26 p.m.
PREVIOUS>
NEXT>
then the message itself
I understand I would have to search the FUDforum database to see if the username existed, if not then create it.
The date code would have to be translated into whatever format FUDforum stores its dates in.
I'm not sure about the threaded nature aspect though... As I understand it, a forum in FUDforum can have multiple 'topics' Replies are posted underneath each topic.
example:
Topic
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|-reply1
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|-reply2
etc with each reply being only indented under the topic itself. It looks to me like FUDforum does not support a 'real' threaded model like the following:
Topic
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|-reply1
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| |-reply1.1
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|-reply2
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| |-reply2.1
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| | |-reply2.1.1
| | |-reply2.1.2
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| |-reply2.2
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|-reply3
The above is the kind of threaded view that my old forum software supports, hence the 'PREVIOUS>' and 'NEXT>' fields in each post.
I'm unsure of how to import them into FUDforum and still retain the original threaded-tree structure, or if its even possible.
EDITED: I was mistaken, FUDforum does support a true tree-threaded model, but only when you quote someone's message is your reply indented under the quoted message not the topic. Still need help on how to import my old one into FUDforum.
Any pointers, tips, clarifications, or corrections are welcome and requested.
Thank you,
Ron Miller
Stars! AutoHost
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