OT2VBx Version 1.0

OT2VBx is a file processing utility that runs under Windows. Its purpose is to process XML export files generated by Infopop OpenTopic community software and generate forum files ready to import into Jealsoft vBulletin board system.

You will need this utility if you exported your OpenTopic data using "All Forums" option, or if you have been doing incremental backups.

All you need to do, is specify the folder where your unzipped OpenTopic forum export files are located, make sure that checkmarks are next to every file you wish to process, and hit the ok button. OT2VBx will start processing input files, and generate a bunch on new files in the specified output folder, one file for each of your OpenTopic forums.

After you done running the utility, you can upload the output files (named like opentopic_forum_ot2vbx_[something_something].xml) as well as your original OpenTopic member export file to your new vBulletin web server, and then use vBulletin import facility.

You don't need this utility, if you exported your open topic data one forum at a time, and you don't want to assemble forum import files spanned across multiple original backups.

Known Issues:

1. The process takes long time. Yes, if you have a lot of messages, start the process, leave the program running, and go watch a movie, or something. At the time, the program processes data one character at the time, so it may take a while on a slow machine.
2. The log output screen is not refreshed while importing of a forum is underway. It only refreshes, when there is a new message added to the log. Therefore it may look like the program is frozen when it is actually working.
3. The output files are not in valid XML format.
4. Once the file processing is started, there is no "Cancel" button to turn it off.

THE OT2VBx UTILITY IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT AND THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY YOU AS A RESULT OF USING THE OT2VBx UTILITY . IN NO EVENT WILL AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS EVEN IF AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR OCCURRENCE OR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO YOUR RECORDS OR DATA. AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU

By downloading, using or copying the OT2VBx utility, you agree to the terms above and to abide by the intellectual property laws, and all other applicable laws.

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