Conversion and Import Scripts

Ken M -- on Feb. 11 2009, from Raleigh, NC

Looking for ways to migrate content from sites in other forum/CMS software.

Hello everyone, just started looking into YACS and wow am I impressed. Anyway I have two sites I am looking to move to Yacs in the next few months. One of them is a Xoops site the other an SMF site. The Xoops site is target 1 and it is using CBB 3.01 and is a 2.0.17 Xoops install (I believe, I can check).

Now for conversion most things I can do manually without being overly inconvenienced, that is until we get to the forums. I need a way to somehow import the forum discussions, replies, users, etc. into YACS. The only thing I found thus far is an Import CSV script. My French is terrible from not being used in years and I don't trust Babel Fish most days but from what I read I don't think that will get me all the way there.

So what import or conversion functionality is out there. For any CMS or Forum software (as maybe I can two a two part conversion). To get my forums migrated?

Part 2 of this question of course is if there is no bulk import utility or conversion script I can use... well let me put it this way, I am willing to hire someone to build me one. So I am perfectly willing to hear quotes at this point as well.

Thank you for your time and reading this,

Ken

Christianfrom Chonas l'Amballan Associate, 2039 posts	on Feb. 11 2009 Hello and welcome ! My english is terrible ! if I have the same work to do I think I use an etl like Talend : http://talend.com/index.php This free sofwtare convert any data type and seems very easy to learn ----- Christian Loubechine actupro Actupro quelques sites yacs : création site internet annuaire pro
Ken Mfrom Raleigh, NC 9 posts	inspired from Christian Loubechine on Feb. 11 2009 " Hello and welcome ! My english is terrible ! if I have the same work to do I think I use an etl like Talend : http://talend.com/index.php This free sofwtare convert any data type and seems very easy to learn ----- Christian Loubechine actupro " If you need me to attempt French let me know! Have you used that software before. Language of the source. PHP, Python, Java? Is it free? Ken "L'enfer c'est Les Autres!" - Jean-Paul Sartre
Christianfrom Chonas l'Amballan Associate, 2039 posts	on Feb. 11 2009 You can import from file (csv, xml, ...), mysql data, ldap, ... lots of type of input ( ?!) I never used but i have seen demonstration. tutos are existing here : http://www.talendforge.org/tutorials/menu.php ----- Christian Loubechine actupro Actupro quelques sites yacs : création site internet annuaire pro
Ken Mfrom Raleigh, NC 9 posts	inspired from Christian Loubechine on Feb. 11 2009 " You can import from file (csv, xml, ...), mysql data, ldap, ... lots of type of input ( ?!) I never used but i have seen demonstration. tutos are existing here : http://www.talendforge.org/tutorials/menu.php ----- Christian Loubechine actupro " Thanks, I looked around some more. Looks to be java and then builds the script file. When I get home tonight I will start working on it. Thanks. Brings up a side question, is there a published ERD for YACS? Ken "L'enfer c'est Les Autres!" - Jean-Paul Sartre
Anstey Stephan 305 posts	on Apr. 30 2009 Is there any such bulk import from CSV available for use on YACS? I am having a monster time with a problem and this could save me hours of work every week.