exporting discussion boards possible?

DidierH

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Jun 1, 2006, 10:29:01 AM6/1/06

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is there any possibility to export a discussion board and import it to a new
wss teamsite. We are currently using SharePoint Portal 2003 (SP2) with WSS
(SP2).

Thanks for advice

@sharepoint911dotcom Shane Young [SPS MVP]

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Jun 1, 2006, 8:27:15 PM6/1/06

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Can't you go into the discussion list and then click on save list as
template. Choose to save the content. Now take your STP file from the
template gallery and import it into the new site. Then create a list based
on that template.

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epearl

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Sep 12, 2007, 10:06:02 AM9/12/07

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Is there a way to export a WSS discussion board to an excel spreadsheet???
Thanks
Earl

Antti

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Apr 16, 2008, 2:10:01 AM4/16/08

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Hi!

Sorry for utilizing an old thread, but I've tried to do just what you
describe, but my problem is simply, that I can't find a way to import the stp
I exported.

Could the problem be an access rights issue? Our structure is such, that we
have a company wide main site, and then subsites for departments, and I have
Web Design rights for our sub site, but not to the global root site (there I
only have Contributor rights, I think).

The guide I use
(http://www.datasprings.com/Resources/ArticlesInformation/SharePointListTemplates/tabid/829/language/en-US/Default.aspx) says:
"To add a list template to the site gallery, the Add Item right is required.
By default this is provided for Web Designer and Administrator group
members, but other groups can be given this right if required.

To add a list template to the site collection template gallery using an
“.stp” file, follow these steps:

From the top-level Web site, click on Site Settings
Under the Administration link, click on Go to Site Administration
Under Site Collection Galleries, click Manage list template gallery
Click Upload Template
Browse to the list template file, or enter the path and name of the file
directly. You can upload several list templates at once by clicking on
Upload Multiple Files. "

On the root page I don't have a Site Settings box (no rights), but I'd want
to import the stp only to our subsite (I'm trying to use it to export a
discussion board with content from our old server to our new one). On our
subsite, I have the option Site Settings, but there under Site Administration
heading there I see only the items "Site libraries and lists" and "Content
and structure", i.e. no "Go on to Site Administration".

Am I missing something (more or less) obvious or is this just an access
rights issue? If the latter, could you tell me what rights I would need? Do I
need Web Designer rights also for the company-root site?

Best regards,
Antti

"Shane Young [SPS MVP]" wrote:

gbpyxis

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Jul 16, 2008, 3:46:08 PM7/16/08

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Reviving old thread, because epearl posted a question that I share that was
not answered. I'll rephrase more generically...

Is it possible to export from SharePoint to Excel, Word or some other
non-SharePoint application? Unlike a LIST where you can simply click
"Export to spreadsheet", Discussion Boards do not seem to offer an out-of-box
option to export data.

Thanks.

barnfire.