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[Aza]

Finally !

I think I have the solution

Well, look at your old posts :
They have a 7-digit unique ID

Look at you new posts, now, those which crash the converter :
They have a 18-digit ID !

It is very easy to bypass the problem !
All you have to do, is log into PhpMyAdmin if you have it. Most hosting services, even if they're free, offer a phpMyAdmin access. Check out your host docs for the address. For free.fr, the address is sql.free.fr. You will need your login and password !

- Click on the name of your database. A list of the available tables will appear.
- Click now on the b2posts table, on the left.
- You should now see a large table, and its first line should be something like this :

Field Type Attributes Null Default Extra Action
ID int(10) UNSIGNED No auto_increment Change Drop Primary Index Unique Fulltext

This is the first row, OK ? Allright.

- Click on "change", at the right of this ID line. Don't be afraid. You now see something like this :

Type
[Documentation] Length/Values*
INT 10

- Look for the "BIGINT" value in the "INT" dropdown box and select it. It will allow BIGGER and BIGGER unique IDs for your posts !
- Now set the length to 20 in the next row. 10 digits is not enough, it will cause the converter to crash...
- Do the same for comment_post_ID in the b2comments table, and you're done.

You can now safely import your posts.

And, by the way, this works for wordpress too !

EDIT
This WORKS for importing your posts, but there's an issue with the comment system I still can't resolve. When I click on the "comment" link under a converted long-ID post, the comment page is empty. I'm working on this right now, but do not expect a miracle, for I am NO phpGuru

[epolady]

Did you by chance post this on Wordpress' Support Forum? Maybe some members can use it there as well.
Edit: Also, I think you'd get more feedback from their forum.

I have not tried this, I'm assuming it works.
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No more support from me. Goodbye!
Go upgrade to WordPress, you'll find better support there.

[Aza]

I will !

By the way, something seems to be wrong with my comments now. I still don't know what. I'm still working on this