@ Alex. Not pointless at all. The point is, that it is within your power and capabilities, to do it properly, but instead you do only half a job.

The URL fix should all be part of the installer / migration script - as should the missing database tables that are not transferred...

* Links are not converted to Sites
* Photo and video view counts are not transferred
* Tags are not transferred correctly
* Quotes not transferred
* FAQ / About / Privacy pages not transferred
see more * Additional user created pages not transferred
* Subscribers not transferred
* Old mass mailer emails not transferred
* Probably some other stuff too.

In my line of work there is a saying - 'you're only as good as the last job you did'.

There is also another - 'failure is not an option'.

Want to know why?

Imagine having a fixed date in time - the date that the oil well has to start producing oil, or the date that the car plant has to produce cars, or the date that the food plant, or chemical plant, or distribution facility, or mine or whatever has to start.

Imagine that they are all dependent on YOU designing, writing, testing, installing and commissioning a piece of software.

Now imagine that each one of these companies back-charge you for loss of production because YOUR code does not work, as it is only half done, and is full of bugs. In the case of the oil companies this can be very expensive indeed - so much so that one days delay is usually enough to bankrupt most companies.

Welcome to the word of REAL software engineers.

Alex. I will stop complaining when there is nothing to complain about. But until then - you re only as good as the last job you did.

/DM