[Princeton]

this is just a copy/paste ... you will need to take a look at private.php to get a better idea of what you need

PHP Code:

    // create the DM to do error checking and insert the new PM
    $pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);

    $pmdm->set_info('savecopy',   $pm['savecopy']);
    $pmdm->set_info('receipt',    $pm['receipt']);
    $pmdm->set_info('cantrackpm', $cantrackpm);
    $pmdm->set_info('parentpmid', $pm['pmid']);
    $pmdm->set_info('forward',    $pm['forward']);

    $pmdm->set('fromuserid', $vbulletin->userinfo['userid']);
    $pmdm->set('fromusername', $vbulletin->userinfo['username']);
    $pmdm->setr('title', $pm['title']);
    $pmdm->setr('message', $pm['message']);
    $pmdm->set_recipients($pm['recipients'], $permissions);
    $pmdm->setr('iconid', $pm['iconid']);
    $pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
    $pmdm->setr('showsignature', $pm['signature']);
    $pmdm->set('allowsmilie', $pm['disablesmilies'] ? 0 : 1);

    ($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('private_insertpm_process')) ? eval($hook) : false;

    $pmdm->pre_save();
     // preview stuff goes here
     // everything's good!
    $pmdm->save(); 


You may also have to update user's pm counts