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Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

R Salama — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:51:22 -0000

Hello,

I've done the import without any drama. And I've installed the textile for wordpress plugin, again without any drama.

However, I use the following to produce a thumbnailed image that can be clicked to produce a full sized image in a new window:

Now, this doesn't work after import, and it's a bit of showstopper. Any help?

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

a. — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 05:07:32 -0000

I moved wordpress to the textpattern database and the import went smoothly. Thanks!

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

a. — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:11:27 -0000

Hi! I'm hoping you can help me. I tried the import feature and get the following errors (among others...)

When attempting to import textpattern posts to wordpress I get the following error:

WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '/txp_category WHERE type = "article"' at line 5]
SELECT id, name, title FROM /txp_category WHERE type = "article"
No Categories to Import!

Can you point me in the right direction to correct this? I don't know anything about importing tables,etc. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

brendon — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:04:29 -0000

...Which is to say- after importing the tables into the WP db, and pointing the script to that, it worked like a charm.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

brendon — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:57:30 -0000

I have another example of what Jack and Robert are reporting- my TXP install is 4.03, and I downloaded the newest Wordpress... I have the DB's on the same server, same install of mysql, but the import shows errors like this:

WordPress database error: [Table 'textpattern.wp_bb_1_categories' doesn't exist]
SELECT cat_ID FROM wp_bb_1_categories WHERE category_nicename = 'misc'

WordPress database error: [Table 'textpattern.wp_bb_1_categories' doesn't exist]
SELECT cat_ID FROM wp_bb_1_categories WHERE category_nicename = 'food-dining'

Wherein "textpattern" IS the db name I entered on the previous page for my textpattern, and wp_bb_1 is the proper table prefix for this WP install.

Does this mean the first step of your script is to create WP-style tables in my TXP db and map over the data, THEN export it to the WP database? Or is it somehow writing to the wrong one? Or do am I completely lost and should stop while I'm behind? :)

ANyway- I'm going to try the "import tables into WP database" method for now and see how that works...

Thanks...

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Jack — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 11:38:46 -0000

For the record, I also had to add my existing textpattern tables into the target wordpress database before the import worked. Specifying a separate Textpattern database failed with the same error as above. (Textpattern 4.0.2 to WP 2.0.2)

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

rockatanescu — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 08:27:13 -0000

Hi,

It seems that there are some issues with UTF-8 characters, like Äƒ, Ã®, ÅŸ, Å£ and Ã¢.

What needs to be changed so I can see the proper characters instead of "?"?

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Robert Ellis — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:09:06 -0000

Nope, I entered the info for the Textpattern database. It was only after moving the tables into the WP database and specifying the WP database that it worked. But I think I've got it now. Thanks again!

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:43:28 -0000

Cool!

The only thing I can think of is that the first page of the importer prompts you for your <em>Textpattern</em> database info and you might have thought it wanted your WP info.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Robert Ellis — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:39:04 -0000

Yes, WP was successfully installed and the table prefix is wp_. I moved the Textpattern tables into the WP database (they were in separate databases on the same server) and the import seems to be working now (I have a few hundred entries so it's taking a long time). Things seem to be okay so far. Thanks very much!

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:58:25 -0000

It helps if they are in the same database, and it helps if they are on the same server, but no you don't have to import them. The importer does that for you.

I am presuming you have actually installed WordPress succesfully before attempting to import?

I also presume your WordPress table prefix is wp_?

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Robert Ellis — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:48:12 -0000

I tried both importers, yours and the one that came with WordPress, and I get the same error messages with both. I don't think there were any changes to the database between 4.0.1 and 4.0.3.

Am I supposed to import my Textpattern tables into the WP database before importing? Seems odd, but I thought I saw a comment regarding that above.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:37:40 -0000

And are you using the Textpattern importer that came with WordPress or did you download it from here?

I'm not aware of any database changes that came between TXP 4.01 (which is what I referenced when building the importer) and 4.03, but maybe you know of some as a TXP user.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Robert Ellis — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:31:30 -0000

I'm running Textpattern 4.0.3 and just installed WordPress 2.0.1.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:16:31 -0000

What version of WP? What version of Textpattern?

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Robert Ellis — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:14:38 -0000

When I run the importer, I get these error messages:

WordPress database error: [Table 'future_futurosity.wp_options' doesn't exist]
SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'tpre' LIMIT 1

Importing Categories...

WordPress database error: [Table 'future_futurosity.wp_categories' doesn't exist]
SELECT cat_ID FROM wp_categories WHERE category_nicename = 'textpattern'

Etc. (it keeps going, and I get similar errors on every pageâ€”users, posts, etc.).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:43:24 -0000

No, but we can always do customization work for you if you need it.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Brendan — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:43:04 -0000

Will this also bring over custom Textpattern fields? My current Textpattern installation has several custom fields to hold post metadata; I guess I could fill them all in again in WP, but it'd be kind of a pain.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:48:24 -0000

You don't <em>have to</em> submit a bug report but if you do more eyes will be on the problem.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:47:35 -0000

Yeah if you can replicate that that's great. Also submit a bug to WP since the importer is part of the official core now.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Chris L — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:45:53 -0000

Yeah, it was in the WP I just downloaded today... if I have time I will try to replicate and be more specific. But I remember very clearly that on the very first section (categories) it was failing and the queries it was showing were being run against the wrong db...

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:32:43 -0000

Are you using the importer included with WP 2.0? The TXP database object is its own separate connection object with the variables passed in through a form on page 1 of the importer. It actually sounds like you might have an older version of the importer.

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Chris L — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:31:13 -0000

Well, the script wouldn't work for me until I put them in the same db. It kept giving me errors because it was looking for my WP tables in the db I had specified for TXP-- and it didn't exist there. The fix was to move my WP tables to the same DB, then it worked fine. They are all on the same server.

As for Textile-- thanks for the pointer. I am aware of the plugin, but I want to stop using it for various reasons, and if I turn it off in WP, then of course all my textile posts will look horrible. Ideally a plugin would let me select which formatting engine to use when (of course, ideally WP would store posts in both original and translated form as TXP does :), but since I haven't found a good WP 2.0 solution for that...

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:22:41 -0000

And don't convert your Textile. Use the Textile for WP plugin.
http://www.huddledmasses.or...

Re: Textpattern to WordPress Import Script

Aaron — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:20:44 -0000

I tested it with my txp db being different.... In fact, that was how I developed it. However they do have to be on the same server unless the TXP db allows remote connections. Thats more a MySQL issue.

post_name is a direct copy of urltitle. I should have, in hindsight, ran TXP's $Title through sanitize_title() but I did not. Theoretically they should be the same thing but I still prefer the safety of the WP API.