Contents of /contributions/sandbox/junyor/import/movabletype/README

-- Overview
This script is designed to aid users migrating from Movable Type to Drupal and extends the work at http://drupal.org/node/view/6141.    You should always back-up your data and files before using this script.  Use this script at your own risk.

The development version of this script will be in the import/movabletype/ directory in my sandbox.  You should grab the version in the folder coinciding with the version of Drupal you're using, i.e. the 4-5 directory if you're using Drupal 4.5.x.  If there is no directory, then the script hasn't been updated and may or may not work.

-- Status
This importer is currently broken.  You can give the version at http://drupal.org/node/view/6141 a try.

My current work is moving away from using direct database queries in favor of Drupal's built-in functions and addressing some more TODO items.

-- Instructions
1) Create a new Movable Type Index template called "Drupal Import" with "movabletype.php" specified as the Output File
2) Cut and paste the movabletype.php script into the "Template body" textarea
3) Set the variables below the "//set variable defaults" comment to the correct values
4) Save and rebuild the template
8) Run movabletype.php by visiting it in your Web browser

-- Limitations

-- Notes
- If you have IMG tags in your posts, you'll need to edit the default input filter to allow those tags.  That goes for any other tag you might have on your page that the input filter doesn't have by default, too.
1	-- Overview
2	This script is designed to aid users migrating from Movable Type to Drupal and extends the work at http://drupal.org/node/view/6141. You should always back-up your data and files before using this script. Use this script at your own risk.
3
4	The development version of this script will be in the import/movabletype/ directory in my sandbox. You should grab the version in the folder coinciding with the version of Drupal you're using, i.e. the 4-5 directory if you're using Drupal 4.5.x. If there is no directory, then the script hasn't been updated and may or may not work.
5
6	-- Status
7	This importer is currently broken. You can give the version at http://drupal.org/node/view/6141 a try.
8
9	My current work is moving away from using direct database queries in favor of Drupal's built-in functions and addressing some more TODO items.
10
11	-- Instructions
12	1) Create a new Movable Type Index template called "Drupal Import" with "movabletype.php" specified as the Output File
13	2) Cut and paste the movabletype.php script into the "Template body" textarea
14	3) Set the variables below the "//set variable defaults" comment to the correct values
15	4) Save and rebuild the template
16	8) Run movabletype.php by visiting it in your Web browser
17
18	-- Limitations
19
20	-- Notes
21	- If you have IMG tags in your posts, you'll need to edit the default input filter to allow those tags. That goes for any other tag you might have on your page that the input filter doesn't have by default, too.