[drupal-devel] Changing node type

[Gabor Hojtsy]

>> Converting would be nice to have, but you can only convert between the
>> simple node types like page and story... Most others have additional
>> information, which has to be filled in or is lost upon conversion.
>> Imagine converting an image to an event ;)
> 
> I think that's why the module was not updated after it was released... 
> it had some significant limitations.  However, it might be worthwhile to 
> revive for use in mass conversions... another item for my "to-do" list, 
> I guess.

What most of those wishing this feature miss is the conversion of a 
comment and all its replies to a forum/story, etc. node. That is a 
simple text container to another simple text container, but cropping out 
part of a comment tree, and making the first comment a node. This does 
not involve complex node types, since the starting point is a text 
container and the resulting node is also a simple one.

Goba