Converting iPhoto 6 rolls to iPhoto 7 events

I'm about to take the plunge and install iPhoto 08. I have hundreds of rolls in my library. Some rolls represent 1 day, some represent many days. All roll titles have been renamed.
I'm happy to acquire the new event splitting functionality on new and imported photos & events, but I want my old rolls to remain 100% untouched.
Cany anyone confirm: upon library conversion, will iPhoto keep my rolls untouched, or will it perform auto event splitting to the old rolls?
If iPhoto will auto-split my old rolls by default, is there a preference I can change before conversion to prevent this from happening?

Steve:
Larry has a good point in his comment about rolls. If you use roll numbers for identification then you should rename the rolls to something other than Roll XX as that will become Untitled Event. Maybe change "Roll" to "Number". That will preserve the number for your identification.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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