Need to convert custom thread template to normal post

[singabaloo]

Thanks for the advice. My php skills match my SQL skills which means this is going to be a long slog. But I'll give it a shot as I've got nothing to lose and plenty to gain.

I'm assuming there is a field in the thread table that correlates the first post in the thread to posted ? Once I've matched the two and pulled the 7 thread fields I should be able to do the rest without to much trouble, or at least trial and error.