[Imc-drupal-dev] switching from DadaIMC to Drupal - any conversion script?

[Jim Nelson]

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ekes wrote:
> GarconDuMonde wrote:
>> i do know that there is a dada2mir conversion script that was used for the nyc
>> migration last year. 
> 
> If there is a script to suck the data out of dada - which I assume this
> will do... I am sure I can help adapt it to put it into Drupal. I've
> done a couple of migrations from other CMS to Drupal already, and have a
> clue how to put the data in!
> 
> ekes
> 

Well, I know dadaIMC pretty well (unfortunately).  Where would that dada2mir
script be found?

Plus, it'll need adapting if it's written for dadaIMC .98... there are a lot of
database changes that were made in .99 that would have to be accounted for.

I'm having an ambitious thought for consideration, though - why restrict
ourselves to dada2drupal?  Could, perhaps, we use XML as a CMS-neutral way of
storing and transporting article data?  That way, people would only have to
write conversion scripts for the CMS they're most familiar with, and it would
make our jobs as site admins easier, if we decide to change from one CMS to another.

Or would that be overkill for what we're trying to do?

Jim

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