Hey guys. I was just doing something like this for a hack I am working on. The only problem that I found doing it this way was that it does in fact add additional queries: 1 for each image.
If your forum displays 30 threads, there are 30 additional queries as attachment.php queries the attachment table everytime its called.

It still didnt add too much overhead, but it may cause a problem on servers with heavy loads.

I had a little bit of a hard time getting this to run.. but now I got it all working correctly. Just one question. How do I have the thumbnail be the first image uploaded only, rather than the last?

The Geek,

Thats correct - no real way around that unfortunately :(

Hi Harold. Would you mind letting me know how to have Delphy's thumbnail display in some forums and your gallery display in others?

Thank you, excellent work.

Does the original or Delphy's hack work under 3.06? Have tried installing both repeatedly and get the same result each time, no errors but no thumbnails at all. Spacing and everything else looks normal. Also I don't see thumbnails in the forum demo link in Dechevious' first post, is it just me or is that not working now?

thanks for your help

Geoff,

Do you have thumbnails enabled? Did you setup the forum ids where the thumbnails are to appear? Do you have a link where I could take a look?

I have the thumbnails enabled on my site here: http://forums.modthesims2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48

(I still run vb3.0.3)

Regards
Delphy

Hi Delphy, cheers for the quick reply.

Yup, have thumbnails enabled, definitely put the forum id's in, and I can see the thumbnails on your site fine. I've taken it off my site at the moment, will put it on again just now.

Installed again, checkout http://forum.clubdogma.com/forumdisplay.php?f=25

You dont have post icons enabled :) Thats why the thumbnails aren't showing up

Sorry for delay. Had some trouble with my job and no time to look after the hack in the last month. I'll explain how to do at the easter holidays.