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MajorFm.com
02-19-2005, 01:16 PM
We currently have a thriving vb3 up and running, from time to time, we merge with other forums...

My question is:

Can i import from other forums while keeping my existing data intact, for instance, we would like to import all data from http://www.shystie.com/forum/ and put all the posts, threads and subforums into a dedicated forum called Shystie which i will create on my existing forum...

So all the members will be added to our current members and all the threads, posts and subforum will go into a particular forum i designate.

Can this be done, how easy is it and how do i do it? also what info do i need from the existing shytie forum?

Deaths
02-19-2005, 02:58 PM
Adding the members isn't a problem.

However, adding the threads and posts is a pretty big problem, as there might already be a thread with the same threadid, so you'll need to find a way to work around that.

My suggestion would be;
Install 2 vB copies, create 2 new databases, and test...

MajorFm.com
02-19-2005, 03:28 PM
Yer the whole import thing is baffling me..