Yes I used mydbdump and converted it all into sql. its ready to go just needed the converter to finish well not finish but put it all together...I did however have to put it in two groups, the tables were in one and the replys were in a second one as it was to big for the upload. but it worked and there all up on the database and ready to go.
thank you so much for your help, and yes that was cool to remove the email. I had not thought about that...

Sandy