Working with RTFD files

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  dangblog · Member · Nov 20, 2007 at 6:05 am

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  I’m switching my old blog to WordPress. The old one will only export into Mac OS X Rich Text Directory Format files. Is there a list somewhere of what type of files WordPress will import? (I mean the actual file extension type, as opposed to Blogger files or TypePad files.) Maybe I can change the RTFD files into something usable by WordPress.

  Otherwise, I’ll be cutting and pasting three years worth of entries! Thanks for any suggestions.

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  sulz · Member · Nov 20, 2007 at 6:13 am

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  wordpress exports our blogs in xml document.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 20, 2007 at 6:13 am

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  I don’t know about all the different types (file extensions), but the most common is .xml and typically imports very nicely into wordpress.

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  dangblog · Member · Nov 21, 2007 at 2:50 am

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  Thank you. I have good news and bad news about your advice. Good news: I found some software that automatically converts my RTFD files to XML!
  Not so good: I tried to import them–and you have to choose to import Typepad, Blogger, Live Journal, or WordPad files–and none of them worked for my XML files. A couple of them gave me a message to the effect of “All done! Have fun!” but when I viewed the site, the uploaded file wasn’t there.

  Any suggestions?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 21, 2007 at 2:55 am

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  I would suggest contacting staff Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Pacific time at: http://wordpress.com/contact-support/ , or using the “support” button in the upper right of your dashboard.

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  dangblog · Member · Nov 21, 2007 at 6:39 am

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  Thanks for your help. Those support hours coincide with when I’m least able to contact them, so I may try an e-mail.