AW: [IRCServices Coding] Databases

[Yusuf Iskenderoglu]

Hello;

The convert-db utility will produce an xml file as an output, when
piped into a file. 
You take this file, and go to the web interface and say "import" it.
Then, using your collision settings, the content of the file is
imported to your db set directly. There is no additional step required.
Since your dbs are not xml, you also do not need merging them with 
external files. The db import option directly writes into your db
from the xml file.

And yes, import is complete for at least older ircservices versions
AND ircservices with trircd modifications ;-)
Other versions I did not check, but they are out of interest for you
anyway.

There is a problem known to me with command line import, which will
be solved in pre6. Maybe ist generally a better idea from you to
wait until pre6 is released.

Regards;
yusuf

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Gesendet: Samstag, 27. Juli 2002 00:34
An: ircservices-coding at ircservices.za.net
Betreff: [IRCServices Coding] Databases


My network and another is merging... 

We're going to stay with my copy of services (latest 5.0 beta) .. but
they are using 4.2.x ... 

They have abotu 250 users, and I have about the same -- any ideas how we
can do the following tasks:

1. Import their 4.2.x services databases (chan.bc and nick.db i think is
all we need) into our 5.0beta databases

2. During import, NOT import duplicate nicks or channels.....

My 3rd question is this method of exporting and importing using that
database for xml or whatever it is.... how complete is the
export/import?  Will all the channel settings access levels, nicks,
memos and so on be saved in that format?  If so, then I thin kI can
solve my first 2 questions, by simply upgrading their databases to 5.0
and then exporting both out to xml  and use Excel to merge them... 

can anyone help?

Thanks