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How to Transfer users from another MS SQL database

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Topic: How to Transfer users from another MS SQL database

Posted By: yellier35
Subject: How to Transfer users from another MS SQL database
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 4:49pm

Hello,

Our company wants me to transfer their existing customers from everest database to the webwiz forum database so they dont have to register again. I noticed that webwiz uses a salt for the password so I am thinking it's not possible.

Is this possible and if so how?

Thanks,

Jim

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Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 5:14pm

Unless they use the same encryption I don't think it'll be possible. I would just transfer the users/email addresses and send them an email with a link to the change password page so they generate a new one for themselves. Least hassle.

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Posted By: yellier35
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 7:27pm

hmmm, i sorta figured that would be the case.

thanks,

Jim

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 7:40pm

Version 9 will have a generic database import tool that will allow you to import members from other databases. As long as the passwords are not encrypted in the source database it should work fine, if passwords are encrypted you would need to get your users to reset their passwords using the Forgotten Password tool.

Version 9 should be released in beta within the next few weeks.

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Posted By: yellier35
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 8:30pm

Is there a page on this site that lists the new features for version 9? If not that's okay, I was just curious.

Thanks for the help,

Jim

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 25 June 2007 at 10:48pm

Have a look at:-

forum_posts.asp?TID=23521&FID=18&PR=3 - Web Wiz Forums version 9 Live Demo

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