Get from NG D6, nodes with multiples images for D7 [#1397788]

When migrating to D7, I would like to transform my node galleries of yours to simple nodes this multiple images (from core).
And then, create some views to display all that. It will be OK for me.

Is there an upgrade path to do that?
If we have to make ourself the upgrade module, can you give some clue? How to prepare the database to do such a thing?
which database files to read ...

Or do we have better to export NG nodes with perhaps Feeds module?

Some advices would be appreciated.

Comments

Comment #1

Naturalist CreditAttribution: Naturalist commented 15 January 2012 at 18:32

I have learned my lesson from this one. No more will I rely on 3rd party modules for images. Going core and doing it myself. This has been a fiasco. Node Gallery was great but I too have converted sites from Node Gallery to a single node that does it all with lightbox2. Cleaner, simpler and easier for all. No longer do I or anyone else have to create multiple nodes in order to do this. The trick is how to get image nodes into the image field for a node and flag that node as the gallery for those image nodes. I have one really really big site that will be the largest pain and I am not looking forward to it. D7 is fantastic! I am really surprised no one has come up with a solution for this or at least sharing it. It is much needed and would be greatly welcomed.

Comment #2

sahuni CreditAttribution: sahuni commented 16 January 2012 at 07:40

Well, testing at lost times, I give my first conclusion :
migrate from NG 6.2... to NG 6.3...
Images become real imagefield field (cck field) that can be upgraded easily from D6 to D7.

After, I'm still looking to transform x nodes with unique image in 1 node with multiple images.

Comment #3

Naturalist CreditAttribution: Naturalist commented 20 January 2012 at 18:56

Thanks for this info!!!

As I stated above with D7 I was able to create a node type with 1 image field (1 pic) 2nd image field (multiple pics) set to lightbox 2. 1 node, main pic and gallery. All at one convenient location.

Comment #4

Naturalist CreditAttribution: Naturalist commented 20 January 2012 at 21:30

Hmm after doing upgrade to NG 6.3 I find cck image field is in image node and not gallery node. In order for this to work Galleries should have the images in a cck image field. I am going to try and upgrade to D7 but I don't think that I will be able to group images to a particular node. If that is the case then this doesn't work for D7 upgrade. Here goes.....