I recently installed the release version of MT4. I attempted to import entries from my old installation (file in the format of posts.txt) that were exported from my previous MT installation. In MT4's Import panel, when I select the local file to upload and import and click "Import Entries", the web browser hangs. Nothing happens. I've tried logging out and back in to MT, but as yet no luck in successfully importing entries into a new blog in MT4.

Any advice or options?

Thanks.

I was able to work around this issue by importing the selected .txt file with the "Importing from: Another system (MovableType format)". This is misleading since the original .txt file of entries was indeed exported from a previous verion of MT (3.2.x, I believe). In any event, it worked.

Just FYI and for anyone who comes across this thread, the text isn't misleading because it's not incorrect. I'm glad you found a workaround, but it should've worked for you. I exported my entries from MT 3.34 and imported them into MT 4.0 exactly as you did, selecting the "Movable Type" option, and both times it worked flawlessly.

Well I am having the same trouble as miscdebris, i have exported my MT 3.35 posts and try to import them into MT 4 but it gets half way then dies, I have tried spliting the export file into 4 files and it just doesn't want to know

Have tried miscdebris's workaround to see if I can get it going but it still hangs during import, i am importing Entries (888) and Comments (322), its not a lot really so it should import.

I got the import to work. However, entries where comments were closed in 3.35 are now open in 4.0. Entries that had trackbacks closed remained closed, though. Not sure why this happened.

Well, the second blog I tried to import DID hang. What are you supposed to do? Try again? Do I have to delete the blog first? Will I have double entries and double comments?

OK, I imported the three smaller blogs (Less entries & comments) I have and that went perfectly. I tried the one that kept hanging and it hung up again. It keeps hanging at about the same place on the same two entries. I deleted those entries, re-imported the text file, and it still hangs. The biggest blog I have imported smoothly. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th biggest also went smoothly. It's the second largest that is giving me trouble. Is there another way to do this? This is really holding me up.

If your entries are hanging on import, here's what you do:

Make a note of which entry the import is stopping on and delete everything in your import file prior to it. Import again. Repeat, if necessary. At every entry where it stopped, go back and make sure they are correct. If they're not, just import those entries again. Worked for me.

Has anyone out there tried this with a BIG blog? I have over 9000 comments and 5500 entries...It also hangs whether I try the old MT option or the new one. I have created a new 4.01 blog template that I want to import my old Entries/comments/authors/categories into. I am importing from a 3.2 system from before.

Also, do you need to create the categories in the new blog first?

thanks!