Re: Migrating categories from Radio Userland

Hi!

> a. Can I use my existing usernumber 
> I think so, as there is the option in the setup to use
> an existing account.

Yes, you can. Just use the email address and your old password and your
PyDS installation will use the same usernumber. There is actually no
difference between new registrations and users coming back. The
register-Function in PyCS receives an eMail and password. If the eMail
is new, a new user is created with the given password. If the eMail is
already known, the password is checked against the old password and if
it is identical, it returns the old usernumber (otherwise it fails and
gives an error).

> b. Will my exisitng subdomain & subfolder remain
> intact?
> Are the PyCS features a shortname subdomain and
> subfolder (in my case, sqr.pycs.net, pcys.net/sqr)
> simply a case of mapping?

Yes. It's something the PyCS admin has to set manually, either by using
an admin tool or by manually entering it into the PyCS config.

> c. Can PyDS use my existing 'categories' folder
> scheme?
> http://www.pycs.net/sqr/categories/slicesOfPy/2003/10/07.html#a170
> (I've read the doc's enough to know that I need to
> select "User Radio Userland folder types", but I'm not
> sure how the subcategory creation works.)

You need to activate the Radio Userland compatibility in your PyDS
settings. This creates Radio-like folder structures. Another thing you
need is to set up your categories with identical category names. After
that your PyDS will generate the same folder structures. What will
differ is the part after the #, as PyDS has different posting names.

There is even a way to transfer your postings from your Radio
installation to your PyDS installation, if you want to. Just use some
language with XMLRPC support and pull your postings out via
MetaWeblogAPI and send them to PyDS via weblog.postNewEntry. I once had
a base script for this, but it looks like that got lost in my machines
migrations. I did send it to Garth Kidd and Bill Bumgarner, though, so
maybe one of them still has it around.

bye, Georg