Invision Power Board 1.1 Importer needs testing

The importer is now available in the Members Area at

http://www.vbulletin.com/members/imports.html
or
http://www.vbulletin-germany.com/members/imports.html

I have heard all the requests for an Invision Power Board 1.1/1.2 import script and now it is done (I hope).
It is possible that it could work with all vB 2.2.x versions but I have tested it only with vB 2.2.9+. I don't know how much bbimport.php changed over the versions and if it will work with older ones.

It imports users, custom avatars, usergroups, buddys, categories, forums, threads, posts, attachments, polls, private messages, private message folders, subscribed forums and subscribed threads.

To make it easy to use it is written as a plugin like all the other official importers.


Requirements: vBulletin and IPB 1.1/1.2 on the same MySQL server. It doesn't matter if they are in the same or in different databases (but different databases need the same MySQL user/pass).


Sucsessful imported IPBs
http://www.aximsite.com/boards


01/30/03 imports usergroups

[pogo]

First I didn't say "post your email address and I will send you the script". My instructions of how I want this to go are clear I think.

No I didn't want a public beta test because of all the screaming that could come up if there were bad bugs in the script. I wanted to have the links to the IPBs just to see where the importer is being tested therefor the email. Plus I don't want to copy all the emails out of this thread and paste them into my email program.

So please write me an email if you want to test the script or wait until vB3 is out and an official importer is released.

[Lord Man]

Pogo, plase send it to me

[Cyclonus]

Just sent you an e-mail pogo. I need this script badly.

[Lord Man]

04-01-03 at 01:24 PM Emrys said this in Post #48
I am getting to the point right after you set the database name and prefix, and then it kicks me out saying I don't have administrator privileges. Anybody else get this? All the information seems correct, and I can log into the board fine and change my password. But when I get to that point where it imports usergroups, it locks me outta the admin panel and I can't get back in.

I am using the right username/password for the databases, and everything seems to be fine as far as configuration is concerned. I just get dumped out. My vbulletin username has the right settings to be an administrator in the database.

What am I missing?

Thanks

Me 2 Pogo

i have test the hack on 3 forums
2 work good, and 1 say that to me :

Database error in vBulletin Control Panel 2.2.9:

Invalid SQL: SELECT g_id AS importusergroupid,g_view_board AS canview,g_mem_info AS canviewmembers,
                                 g_other_topics AS canviewothers,g_use_search AS cansearch,g_email_friend AS canemail,
                                 g_edit_profile AS canmodifyprofile,g_post_new_topics AS canpostnew,
                                 g_reply_own_topics AS canreplyown,g_reply_other_topics AS canreplyothers,
                                 g_edit_posts AS caneditpost,g_delete_own_posts AS candeleteownpost,
                                 g_open_close_posts AS canopenclose,g_delete_own_topics AS candeletethread,
                                 g_post_polls AS canpostpoll,g_vote_polls AS canvote,g_use_pm AS canusepm,
                                 g_is_supmod AS ismoderator,g_access_cp AS cancontrolpanel,g_title AS title,
                                 g_max_mass_pm AS maxbuddypm
                                 FROM forum.ibf_groups
                                 ORDER BY importusergroupid
                                 LIMIT 0,4
mysql error: select command denied to user: '***@localhost' for table 'ibf_groups'

mysql error number: 1142

Date: Thursday 17th of April 2003 03:42:13 PM
Script: http://www.***.net/vb/vb/importers/bbimport_invib.php
Referer: http://www.***.net/vb/importers/bbimport_invib.php

[Cyclonus]

I ran it earlier, and everything imported just fine. Thanks pogo!

[pogo]

Yesterday at 10:49 PM Lord Man said this in Post #54
mysql error: select command denied to user: '***@localhost' for table 'ibf_groups'

mysql error number: 1142

Something is wrong with your mysql user settings. Ask your host about it.

[b3nnyboy]

Great hack, many thanks pogo

[fred70]

can someone please send me the file, thanx (email also sent to pogo)

[fred70]

ANYBODY AROUND ???

IM GOIN' CRAZY :banana:, SOMEONE ?

[fred70]

k, the script works great, a few of the user permissions didn't get transferred, but thats not a big problem. imported from IPB 1.1 to vB 2.3.0, recommend this script to all.

anyway, vB doesn't have enough hacks/mods, and after the original programmer left, vB has not made much progress. I'm going back to Invision Board (although some features might have been copied from vB). Since it's FREE and is getting better by the day, there are much more hacks/mods available. Not too many hackers around vB anymore because of the license issue. vB was the best, now competition is over-taking it, vB saw a chance to cash in on its software, now since competition is equally good and most importantly FREE, majority use IPB.

vB should get rid of the license to get more people supporting this software, more people = more hackers = more mods = even more people = then vB can think of cashing in on their software (sell priority support, etc while still allowing free use of vB - do wat IPB is doing !). If there are more people working on the software, then the development time will reduce... whats the point in me saying all this...
all that is left to say is that 'if vB continues like this, it's gonna die a slow death'. i dont mean any offence to anyone.

and for god-sake, improve the default skin - it WILL NO DOUBT improve vB's overall image.