# How to best bulk import posts if unable to use sample Ruby scripts?

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**Category:** Migration\
**Created:** [April 3, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-best-bulk-import-posts-if-unable-to-use-sample-ruby-scripts/146674 "2020-04-03T09:30:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-best-bulk-import-posts-if-unable-to-use-sample-ruby-scripts/146674/2 "2020-04-03T11:27:14Z")

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If you know any programming languages starting with the existing import scripts is the way to go. The bulk import scripts directly modify the sql but they are still written in ruby.

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