diff --git a/convert_1.x_to_2.x.py b/convert_1.x_to_2.x.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e24da91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convert_1.x_to_2.x.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+"""
+    Project: pyGTKtalog
+    Description: convert db created with v.1.x into v.2.x
+    Type: tool
+    Author: Roman 'gryf' Dobosz, gryf73@gmail.com
+    Created: 2009-08-14
+"""
+import sys
+import os
+import bz2
+import shutil
+from tempfile import mkstemp
+from sqlite3 import dbapi2 as sqlite
+from datetime import datetime
+
+# import db objects just to create schema
+from pygtktalog.dbobjects import File, Exif, Group, Gthumb
+from pygtktalog.dbobjects import Image, Tag, Thumbnail
+from pygtktalog.dbcommon import connect
+
+def create_schema(cur):
+    pass
+
+
+def create_temporary_db_file():
+    """create temporary db file"""
+    fd, fname = mkstemp()
+    os.close(fd)
+    return fname
+
+def connect_to_db(filename):
+    """initialize db connection and store it in class attributes"""
+    db_connection = sqlite.connect(filename, detect_types=sqlite.PARSE_DECLTYPES|sqlite.PARSE_COLNAMES)
+    db_cursor = db_connection.cursor()
+    return db_connection, db_cursor
+
+def opendb(filename=None):
+    """try to open db file"""
+    db_tmp_path = create_temporary_db_file()
+    compressed = False
+
+    try:
+        test_file = open(filename).read(15)
+    except IOError:
+        os.unlink(db_tmp_path)
+        return False
+
+    if test_file == "SQLite format 3":
+        db_tmp = open(db_tmp_path, "wb")
+        db_tmp.write(open(filename).read())
+        db_tmp.close()
+    elif test_file[0:10] == "BZh91AY&SY":
+        open_file = bz2.BZ2File(filename)
+        try:
+            curdb = open(db_tmp_path, "w")
+            curdb.write(open_file.read())
+            curdb.close()
+            open_file.close()
+            compressed = True
+        except IOError:
+            # file is not bz2
+            os.unlink(db_tmp_path)
+            return False
+    else:
+        os.unlink(db_tmp_path)
+        return False
+
+    return connect_to_db(db_tmp_path), db_tmp_path
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print "usage: %s src_base dst_base" % sys.argv[0]
+        exit()
+
+    result = opendb(sys.argv[1])
+    if not result:
+        print "unable to open src db file"
+        exit()
+
+    (src_con, src_c), src_tmpf = result
+
+    shutil.copy(src_tmpf, sys.argv[2])
+
+    # close src db.
+    src_c.close()
+    src_con.close()
+    os.unlink(src_tmpf)
+
+    # create or update shema
+    connect(sys.argv[2])
+
+    dst_con = sqlite.connect(sys.argv[2])
+    dst_c = dst_con.cursor()
+
+    sql = "select id, date from files"
+
+    for id, date in dst_c.execute(sql).fetchall():
+        sql = "update files set date=? where id=?"
+        if int(date) > 0:
+            dst_c.execute(sql, (datetime.fromtimestamp(int(date)), id))
+        else:
+            dst_c.execute(sql, (None, id))
+
+    sql = "select id, date from gthumb"
+
+    for id, date in dst_c.execute(sql).fetchall():
+        sql = "update gthumb set date=? where id=?"
+        if int(date) > 0:
+            dst_c.execute(sql, (datetime.fromtimestamp(int(date)), id))
+        else:
+            dst_c.execute(sql, (None, id))
+
+    dst_con.commit()
+    dst_c.close()
+    dst_con.close()